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Niger coup: Mali, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso absent as ECOWAS Defence Chiefs meet in Abuja

Military Chiefs from West African countries are currently meeting in Abuja in response to the coup in Niger Republic.

The meeting which is ongoing at Defence Headquarters in Abuja, is expected to take a decision in how to end the military junta in the Republic of Niger.

Our correspondent, who is presently covering the meeting reports that the seats allocated to Mali, Guinea Bissau, Niger and Burkina Faso military chiefs are currently vacant.

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The military chiefs who are currently on ground include Togo, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea, Gambia, Cote’Divoire, Cabo Verde and Republic of Benin.

The meeting is being chaired by the chairman of ECOWAS military chief, Gen. Christopher Musa.

Details later…

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