Posted 1/28/2024, 7:10:52 PM
Atiku Urges Enhanced Security After 3 Nations Withdraw from ECOWAS over Sanctions
- Atiku Abubakar calls for enhanced security measures after Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger withdraw from ECOWAS
- The 3 countries withdrew after sanctions were imposed on their military regimes by ECOWAS
- Atiku describes the withdrawals as a "serious diplomatic meltdown"
- He says Nigeria must double efforts to protect security interests
- This could impact Nigeria's fight against terrorism given its border with Niger