Former Lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has listed thirteen reasons, Nigerians should not support the invasion of Niger Republic, IGBERETV reports.

Recall that the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS led by Nigeria's President Tinubu, on Sunday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to the military in Niger Republic to restore President Muhammed Bazoum to office, after the Commander of the country’s Presidential Guards, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, had on Friday, declared himself the Head of a Transitional Government.

Sani wrote on his Twitter handle;

"Thirteen reasons Why Nigerians must not support any armed invasion of Niger Republic.

1.Ecowas armed invasion of Niger Republic is simply a war between Nigeria and Niger because of our proximity.

2.Russia and Wagner May come in support of Niger Republic and Nigeria will have to use its own money to prosecute the operation;Nigeria offsets 70percent of the budget of Ecowas.I don’t see the US Congress approving unlimited arm supplies for Ecowas to wage war against another country.

3.Our Bordering states of Sokoto,Zamfara,Katsina, Jigawa and Yobe will incur direct hit in the event of war.

4.If there was no military action to dislodge the military coupists in Guinea,Mali,Burkina Faso and Chad,why that of Niger Republic?.

5.Why did the American and French military bases inside Niger Republic refused to stop the coup and now they are encouraging us to go to war?

6.Niger has been helpful to Nigeria in the fight against terrorists groups and the country is currently hosting over 303 thousand Nigerian refugees;in the event of war this can be in danger.

7.President Tinubu should not allow himself to be pushed to initiate and trigger a war with a neighbouring country and later be left stranded.No west African country has any military capability to start or sustain a war with Niger Republic;everyone will be relying on Nigeria.

8.We should not cry more than the bereaved;If the people of Niger Republic don’t want Military rule,let them fight to remove it themselves.We fought our own military rulers and some of us even went to jail in that struggle.Let them fight their fight.

9.Saudi Arabia is still bugged down in Yemen after spending hundreds of billions of dollars which we don’t have.

10.The Military Regime in Myanmar is still there and not one stronger nation is contemplating military action.

11.We have a war at home against terrorism let’s concentrate here.

12.Mali,Burkina Faso and Guinean forces will likely enter the war to Support Niger Republic and they will attack Nigerian territories.
13.President Tinubu must continue to toe the line of dialogue with the military authorities in Niger and not War."

https://twitter.com/ShehuSani/status/1685933594504577024?t=GO2KXxsDVz4258yGZegzNQ&s=19

Wagner?
When will this joke end.
Heaven won't fall if Nigeria invade Niger and remove the illiterate coup plotters.
If the overfed buffoon who called himself the leader of the junta wants to
become president, he should resign from the army and join a political party.

fear fear man. We are not giant of Africa for nothing.

i go donate 30b agbado soldiers.

No.

Leave Agbadeux republic to push their dusty looking ancestor into making catastrophic decisions. We're kuku looking for the slightest opportunity to detach the Niger Delta from this cesspit.

Who knows?! Maybe na God wan work in mysterious way so. E fit be say our own liberation won't require a coup or bloody revolution. Be like the Iragbiji ancestor was rigged into Aso rock for the very purpose of helping to divide this contraption. Let him invade Niger, then when the war starts, we'll kuku push for disintegration from the South South here. Make all man go him papa house!

This guy is a coward

Nigerians always listen to the dumbest amongst us!

well said
Nigeria has nothing to gain supporting military action in niger when we have mounting problems to solve .

For you to make such showing internationally you must be doing it as one united country that has the support and backing of your citizenry.

Shehu Sani is on point as always,'a man who's house is on fire,dont go around chasing rats',-African proverb. The west want to start another proxy war in Niger and the world has never been this polarised since the second world war. Russia and China are waiting in the wings to join the fun in Niger,we as a nation must be very careful not to be a pawn in the hands of the west.
Guinea has already shown solidarity with the Niger coupists and be less assured that both Mali,Burkina faso et al will all bark Niger for obvious reasons. Let Nigeria keep calm,while using the instruments of Ecowas to dialogue.
We already have bandits and boko haram at the borders with Niger and with the biting economic crisis,having boots on ground in Niger will be disastrous.
Its better Nigeria stays back and be assumed an African giant than to go to war with Niger and all doubts will be cleared,while we come back with a badly battered ego and an unstable sub-region.

Personally, I don't want Nigeria direct interference in Niger matter especially this period.

We've got a lot to deal with as a Nation.

If Tinubu make that mistake of going to war with Nigeria Ekpa and his boys will be very happy

5 Why did the American and French military bases inside Niger Republic refused to stop the coup and now they are encouraging us to go to war?

Good points but let's not forget the most important reason "the coup plotters in Niger are Hausa-Fulanis and they are Muslims".

Fighting them is like fighting the North which never ends well.

ivolt:
Wagner?
When will this joke end.
Heaven won't fall if Nigeria invade Niger and remove the illiterate coup plotters.
If the overfed buffoon who called himself the leader of the government wants to
become president, he should resign from the army and join a political party.

I pray that God will harden the heart of Tinubu the way he did to Pharoah so that his Waterloo will come quickly.

ivolt:
Wagner?
When will this joke end.
Heaven won't fall if Nigeria invade Niger and remove the illiterate coup plotters.
If the overfed buffoon who called himself the leader of the government wants to
become president, he should resign from the army and join a political party.

Ignored the answer and displayed like a fool
Nigeria will literally be on fire if they invade Niger
Youve also forgotten that this will be likely the first proxy war Nigeria will get into
You can't go to another's house on fire to try to save them while your house is on fire

danvon:
Good points but let's not forget the most important reason "the coup plotters in Niger are Hausa-Fulanis and they are Muslims".

Fighting them is like fighting the North which never ends well.

Literally

I wonder what is giving Nigeria the morale to actually try and invade another country. If Nigeria invaded, Russia and the other military governments in West Africa will immediately return the fire in like manner . I say this with strong emphasis on RUSSIA. We saw what they did to Ukraine and how the west abandoned Ukraine.

The points are valid to me

Please when it's the military taking over in Nigeria?

Except Femi Food Kayode And Tinubu Drug Lord leads the war front, any soldier that embarks on this war leaving behind his family is a fool for life

The people of Niger are united against bad government and support the coup. If it was Nigeria, you would have exploited tribal differences.

Hmm u think?
When invasion even they out LAND,

TLC, NLC should know that the PEACEFUL protests will be HIJACKED by HOODLUMS & POLITICAL MISCREANTS, if they really care about the NATION, I think they Should opt for DIALOGUES to Protect interest of CITIZENS, if NoT I can bet they won't be ABLE to contend the MISOPPORTUNED CRACK that will further Widen InSecurity threat of the NATION ATM.

Tinubu won't try it.

Who war help?

id4sho:
5 Why did the American and French military bases inside Niger Republic refused to stop the coup and now they are encouraging us to go to war?

You are a wise man

Looks like a trap. We must not fall for it.

Hmm... Nigeria should approach this matter with common sense... we are not ready for war... we don't even hav a missile defence Ground-Based Midcours Defense which is also know as Missille defence system.... 🤔🤔🤔

If the war start now.. just know you will be Drafted!! Especially the young Nigerian guys...

Shehu , another parrot of d federal republic of Nigeria

Leave them alone. At the end of the day, Niger's got to do what Niger's got to do. And if they want to exchange French bondage for Russian bondage, so be it. Russians are after all very much like the French. ..and the US, and the Chinese. Interested in THEIR interest, not yours.

The fun fact is that in five years time, you will soon hear lots of Nigeriens talking on the internet and on radio to BBC et al about how the army is oppressing them well well. And when that day comes, I will laugh and laugh and laugh.

We experienced the same thing in Nigeria. We used to say that the Army was coming to clean up shop everytime they took over...then ten years later, our eyes will clear. In 1966, Nzeogwu talked of cleaning up the tenpercenters. 9 years later, the government was cleaning up shop under Murtala...and it was very very dirty. In 1983, Buhari came....and we thought it would be different. Ha ha....it got worse..under Buhari, and co, then.under IBB, and then Abacha.

Nigeria should not invade them. Nobody invaded us when we overthrew democratic governments, and in ten years time, we learned our lessons and started crying to be let out of the cage. Of course nobody heard us...

If Tinubu sends troops into Niger...the new generation of Nigeriens will not learn what their parents learned in the `1970's and 80's...that army rule does not work, and that the army rule is just civillian rule...with guns and suspension of all your rights. Niger had millitary rule for decades. And it was still broke as it was at the end of it. But no problem, we can always blame the French.

If you want change, you get up from your seat and work your ass for it. All those democracies that work in Europe are the result of hundreds of thousands of people who worked and died to get the right for eveyrone to vote. In the UK, about some 100 years ago, not eveyrone had the right to vote. That they do now is the result of people fighting to get the right to vote...and it is not that the system favored them at all atall.

Yet all I see here is Nigerians giving up too too easily. They want a nanny that would come and take care of them. They are like the abused woman who is helped to run from her abusive partner's house when he nearly beats her to death...and then they want to go back because 'he love me and give me care.' Well, he almost beat you to death, woman!

Anyway, Niger has returned to its abusive husband. I wish them good luck. I can only do so...even though I am being sarcastic

Tinubu wants to go to war because he gets the backing of the west, does he think he's fighting Biafra? Lol, even common Biafra, Nigeria couldn't defeat alone and now he wants to go to war with a country that is Russia sponsored, lol pathetic old clowns.
He think say na that nonsense were them and Biafra do, them run go they get backings because say them wn fight Biafra, if he try that nonsense now, by the time the west are done with Nigeria and Nigerians eh, Ukraine present predicament will be must better than Nigeria.

This is another perfect strategy the wests want to use again Nigeria. You go to war, they sponsor you with weapons to keep killing yourselves, while in return they keep embezzling your mineral resources meant for the development of your country. Can't you see Nigeria is a joke.
Illegitimate president acting like a kid and some clowns are supporting him.
Tinubu knows he's already an international disgrace, that's why he Chickened out and sent CEO of boko Haram to go represent him in Africa summit in Russia.

Next coup is Nigeria, except our military are yet to get tired of being a sacrificial lamb to shettima boys.

I. Trust my president he will never invade niger.... not possible