Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State has warned the Economic Community of West African States against military intervention in Niger Republic.
On Thursday last week, the ECOWAS defence chiefs had pledged readiness to take part in a standby force that would bring back democracy in Niger Republic after the junta toppled and detained President Mohammed Bazoum.
Through his X handle, formerly known as Twitter, the former Kaduna State Governor said, “As ECOWAS beats the drum of war, I recall the 1970s rock classic by Dire Straits ‘Brothers in Arms’ because a war within our subregion is a war between brothers indeed, the people of Niger Republic are one and same with those living in Northern Nigeria.
“Let us bend therefore over backward to avoid this civil war between brothers.”
