Niger Coup : Sanusi Speals On Meeting With  Junta As Tinubu Receives Islamic Clerics 

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday received the Intervention Team  of Nigerian top Islamic clerics on the crisis in Niger Republic at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The group is made up of leaders of various Islamic sects with influence cutting across West Africa up to Sudan. They volunteer to intervene in Niger coup crisis.

The intervention team was led by Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi.

Meanwhile, former emir of Kano in northern Nigeria revealed on Wednesday that he had traveled to Niamey, the capital of Niger, for the purpose of engaging in mediation talks with the military leaders who orchestrated a coup two weeks ago

“We have had discussions with the leader of the nation,” said Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the ex-emir, referring to General Abdourahamane Tiani, the new leader in Niger.He mentioned that he plans to convey a “message” to Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, as he appeared on Nigerian state television. He clarified that he was not acting as a representative of the government.

Sanusi’s communication occurred just ahead of a crucial summit organized by the West African bloc ECOWAS, focused on resolving the ongoing crisis in the Sahel region. This summit is set to be presided over by Tinubu.

Sanusi is recognized for his close friendship with Tinubu, who was once the governor of Lagos State, where Sanusi is originally from.

“We arrived with the hope that our presence will facilitate substantial discussions between the leaders of Niger and those of Nigeria,” Sanusi stated.

While Tinubu has expressed a preference for diplomatic resolutions, ECOWAS has cautioned that there is potential for a military intervention to reinstate Niger’s democratically elected government