Niger Junta Leader Credits Military Takeover with Preventing Crisis in Nigeria

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General Abdourahmane Tchiani, the leader of the Niger junta, emphasized that their country's military intervention averted a looming disaster for Nigeria.

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During a meeting between a Nigerian delegation of clerics and the junta in Niamey, Niger's capital, Sheik Bala Lau, the Chairman of Jam’atul Izalatu Bida Waikamatu Sunnah, shared that Tchiani voiced the belief that the coup had a noble purpose. He stated that the junta acted to stave off a potential threat that could have impacted both Niger Republic and Nigeria.


Despite the lack of detailed explanation in the statement, Tchiani's assertion followed a statement by the Defence Headquarters revealing that some individuals were actively encouraging a military takeover in Nigeria.

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Brigadier-General Tukur Gusau, the Director of Defence Information, denounced these calls and reaffirmed the military's commitment to upholding their constitutional duties, avoiding any involvement in disrupting Nigeria's democratic administration under President Bola Tinubu.


The delegation that visited Niger included scholars from various Islamic sects within Nigeria. Some of the prominent members were Sheik Kabiru Gombe, Secretary of Jamatul Izalatul Bida Waikamatul Sunnah; Sheik Yakubu Musa Hassan Katsina, Director Daawah of JIBWIS; Sheik Ibrahim Dahiru Bauchi, representing Sheik Ibrahim Bauchi; Dr. Khalid Aliya, Secretary General of Jammatul Nasril Islam; Sheik Karibullah Nasiru Kabara, Leader of the Khadriya group in Nigeria; Sheik Ahmad Abdurahman; Professor Salisu Sheri, Deputy Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs; Sheik Nasiru Abdul Muhayuid, Director Admin of JIBWIS Jos; Professor Mansur Sokoto; and Alhaji Mele Kyari.

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