Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate response.”

“Faced with the threat of intervention, which is becoming clearer through the preparation of neighbouring countries, Niger’s airspace is closed from this day on Sunday… for all aircraft until further notice,” the country’s new rulers said in a statement.The announcement came as the deadline from the West African bloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power to the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum was due to expire.ECOWAS last Sunday issued Niger’s new military rulers with an ultimatum to stand down within the week or face possible military intervention.

Bazoum was overthrown on July 26 when members of his own guard detained him at the presidency.

Source: https://punchng.com/Niger-closes-air-space-citin-threat-of-intervention

Gehe ghen....action film

They are closing airspace ECOWAS had placed a blockade on since last week. Truly, things have changed in Africa.
If it's before, the coupists will not be this jittery and scared. Even the head of the coupists had been holed up and away from the public out of fear of a counter coup while the legitimate President he overthrew is not perturbed.
Niger will be alright las lad. Ecowas will not go to war with Niger, Niger is bigger than a few handful of coupists. Check my signature for free stuffs!

The war against Niger Republic will be swift. Their ragtag army is already ill-equipped and in addition to sanctions, The Americans and French will be assisting ECOWAS troops with intelligence and weapons to quickly overrun the junta.

Within a week, Niger juntas are brought to there knees. Ecowas is invading and no going back.
In war situations like this, real leaders don't listen to cheap emotional citizens saying we don't need war. Ecowas leaving the coupist to remain in power is more dangerous than ousting them.

Na how many flights dey pass Niger airspace?

AsomughaChuks05:
The war against Niger Republic will be swift. Their ragtag army is already ill-equipped and in addition to sanctions, The Americans and French will be assisting ECOWAS troops with intelligence and weapons to quickly overrun the junta.

I don't like American support, they are evil

Smh how I wish Africans can think deeply.yoruba will say we always know the beginning of a war and not how long or how destructive it'll be.


You need to listen to bobmarleys song on war as well as lucky dubes song.i suspect the western powers/ cabals are behind this military invasion.yes I understand African civilian leaders have been very unreasonable, stupid and selfish but military no send human rights o.nothing like constitution with military (I'm talking to the indomie generation that think everything is a joke) them no go send your right.they only follow decrees and edicts.

The military impunity too can be likened to when the obas,ezes and emirs had absolute power to do whatever they like.take your wife and if you dare complain, they'll kill you, nothing like expressing your views in Military regime.all the human rights activists (Ken saro wiwa comes to mind) was executed in the most tragic way.this one that you abuse politicians and drag them on social media (even though they deserve it) you cannot drag the military like that on social media o

They should not fail to destroy Buhari’s investment in Niger

Don't know how this is our problem at a time the price of rice is very high here!

This war nor concern us one bit

Never start what you cannot finish

Who would bear the brunt of wars

It's innocent people who are manage to survive

Nigeria should let all mean carry their pot of sh*t by these. When we have our own problems who dey send us

This is the stats as it stands

Tilibu would want to show the west that he has big balls and not a toothless bulldog like he rightly said.

The west would remind him that if he doesn't play ball, he cannot recharge battery in France again and may rattle his govt.

Russia would not want anything to affect their Gas monopoly so that the west can bend to their knees. Moreover Russia has military hardware to sell to both sides

the west cannot let their citizens freeze , US cannot let their investment in the Gas pipeline dissappear, France needs that uranium from Nigeria

Omo, things don red

FreeStuffsNG:
They are closing airspace ECOWAS had placed a blockade on since last week. Truly, things have changed in Africa.

So ecowas placed blockade on their Country's airspace since last week? This is from the same you who doesn't know the difference between "stuff" and "stuffs" after spending how many years on nairaland .

You tinubu online miscreants are so dull, it's amusing because most times you don't even know that you're typing rubbish

AsomughaChuks05:
The war against Niger Republic will be swift. Their ragtag army is already ill-equipped and in addition to sanctions, The Americans and French will be assisting ECOWAS troops with intelligence and weapons to quickly overrun the junta.

Just like how Russia is doing in Ukraine and like how US did in Afghanistan. Note this war has never solved any problem.

Close the air space or leave it open, the question is, how long will the current military rule last!

Let all align with history and codes of what they supporting. It is an open fact that, a coup will alway follow a coup! So whatever it’s been celebrated today, must be celebrated afterwards.

If we should reckon with history, what’s playing out today played out in Burkina Faso. People who know history can attest about what later played out. We lost the great Thomas Sankara, who was killed from “WITHIN”

helinues:


Na how many flights dey pass Niger airspace?

I don't know for them oo

Nonsense people

All dis Niger gragra no go last more than 2weeks

…. As them close am.. .. make druggie go test how serious the threat is ..

Just pick the available pJ and fly over .. it will help all this noise.. and chest beating ..

Still asking wetin yoruba gain from invading Niger..
Why the support … and hate ..on people that has made their choice ..

Think this has something to do with slave mentality..

Some are shaking off their chains .. while others just love and admire theirs ..

When your neighbors are telling the serious threat to invasion.. some humans over 10,000km are urging and abusing cursing ..

Wetin we know..

What is their problem with Niger, the citizens said they want military rule and ECOWAS with his corrupt west world want to impose democracy on the people, is it by force? Let Niger breathe

This is the situation.

Nigeria is poised to start the supply of Gas to Europe, who will pay billions in $$$ for this favour. Russia, who just cut off their Gas supply to Europe would do everything to thwat Europe's plan to get Gas from Nigeria by gaining control over countries along the path of the Gas pipeline from Warri Nigeria, supplying Europe. Niger is the perfect country for Russia to distabilize in order to jeopardize the Gas project.

For Russia, its pay back. For Nato, its survival. Winter is coming and Europe will need Nigerian Gas to power their heat systems. For Tinubu, its about making billions from the Gas deal, anything that would stand in the way of this deal, Tinubu will destroy. All of these will come at the expense of the lives and properties in Northern Nigeria. So expect a war in the scale of the Russia and Ukraine war in that region. if the war starts and is sustained for months, don't be suprised if the Gas terminal at Warri is bombed by Russian Drones. When this war begins, it will be difficult to stop....Now is the time to stop it by all means. But my thought is that the powers behind Tinubu are so strong, he cannot call the shots, he cannot stop the war even if he wants to. Europe will freeze to death during the winter if they don't get the Gas from Nigeria. When lives in Europe are threatened, NATO will flex its muscles...i just hope Nukes will not be deployed...God abeg na your hand we dey.

It is their sovereign country. They are free to do whatever to protect their sovereignty.

How would they defend the airspace. With water cannons

Middleborn:
This is the situation.

Nigeria is poised to start the supply of Gas to Europe, who will pay billions in $$$ for this favour. Russia, who just cut off their Gas supply to Europe would do everything to thwat Europe's plan to get Gas from Nigeria by gaining control over countries along the path of the Gas pipeline from Warri Nigeria, supplying Europe. Niger is the perfect country for Russia to distabilize in order to jeopardize the Gas project.

For Russia, its pay back. For Nato, its survival. Winter is coming and Europe will need Nigerian Gas to power their heat systems. For Tinubu, its about making billions from the Gas deal, anything that would stand in the way of this deal, Tinubu will destroy. All of these will come at the expense of the lives and properties in Northern Nigeria. So expect a war in the scale of the Russia and Ukraine war in that region. if the war starts and is sustained for months, don't be suprised if the Gas terminal at Warri is bombed by Russian Drones. When this war begins, it will be difficult to stop....Now is the time to stop it by all means. But my thought is that the powers behind Tinubu are so strong, he cannot call the shots, he cannot stop the war even if he wants to. Europe will freeze to death during the winter if they don't get the Gas from Nigeria. When lives in Europe are threatened, NATO will flex its muscles...i just hope Nukes will not be deployed...God abeg na your hand we dey.

Nice analysis but I think Russia is not interested in Niger.

It's okay

Watching frm moon

AsomughaChuks05:
The war against Niger Republic will be swift. Their ragtag army is already ill-equipped and in addition to sanctions, The Americans and French will be assisting ECOWAS troops with intelligence and weapons to quickly overrun the junta.

will the same thing be done in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea? abi west africa no reach there?

who will finance the ECOMOG troops?

what weapons will the French and Americans give ECOMOG?

Fasindo:




So Nigerian witches and Wizard traveling to Italy and Lybia will now follow Chad

No more Agadez route

Middleborn:
This is the situation.

Nigeria is poised to start the supply of Gas to Europe, who will pay billions in $$$ for this favour. Russia, who just cut off their Gas supply to Europe would do everything to thwat Europe's plan to get Gas from Nigeria by gaining control over countries along the path of the Gas pipeline from Warri Nigeria, supplying Europe. Niger is the perfect country for Russia to distabilize in order to jeopardize the Gas project.

For Russia, its pay back. For Nato, its survival. Winter is coming and Europe will need Nigerian Gas to power their heat systems. For Tinubu, its about making billions from the Gas deal, anything that would stand in the way of this deal, Tinubu will destroy. All of these will come at the expense of the lives and properties in Northern Nigeria. So expect a war in the scale of the Russia and Ukraine war in that region. if the war starts and is sustained for months, don't be suprised if the Gas terminal at Warri is bombed by Russian Drones. When this war begins, it will be difficult to stop....Now is the time to stop it by all means. But my thought is that the powers behind Tinubu are so strong, he cannot call the shots, he cannot stop the war even if he wants to. Europe will freeze to death during the winter if they don't get the Gas from Nigeria. When lives in Europe are threatened, NATO will flex its muscles...i just hope Nukes will not be deployed...God abeg na your hand we dey.

wetin concern warri gas terminal concern russian drones?

Middleborn:
This is the situation.

Nigeria is poised to start the supply of Gas to Europe, who will pay billions in $$$ for this favour. Russia, who just cut off their Gas supply to Europe would do everything to thwat Europe's plan to get Gas from Nigeria by gaining control over countries along the path of the Gas pipeline from Warri Nigeria, supplying Europe. Niger is the perfect country for Russia to distabilize in order to jeopardize the Gas project.

For Russia, its pay back. For Nato, its survival. Winter is coming and Europe will need Nigerian Gas to power their heat systems. For Tinubu, its about making billions from the Gas deal, anything that would stand in the way of this deal, Tinubu will destroy. All of these will come at the expense of the lives and properties in Northern Nigeria. So expect a war in the scale of the Russia and Ukraine war in that region. if the war starts and is sustained for months, don't be suprised if the Gas terminal at Warri is bombed by Russian Drones. When this war begins, it will be difficult to stop....Now is the time to stop it by all means. But my thought is that the powers behind Tinubu are so strong, he cannot call the shots, he cannot stop the war even if he wants to. Europe will freeze to death during the winter if they don't get the Gas from Nigeria. When lives in Europe are threatened, NATO will flex its muscles...i just hope Nukes will not be deployed...God abeg na your hand we dey.

This is the summary of the kamala when we dey. This is between the devil and deep blue see. This war is all about interest.
If tilibu does not play ball....he should kiss good bye to his visit to France to recharge battery and they may threaten to destabilise his govt

Okay o