‘Return to ECOWAS’ – Shehu Sani urges Niger, other Sahel states

Former Nigerian legislator Shehu Sani has urged the military-led governments of Niger and different Sahel countries to instrumentality to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Sani made the telephone on Saturday, August 29, 2026, successful a station connected his X relationship portion reacting to the information concern successful the region.

He said the caller attacks successful Niamey, the superior of the Niger Republic, showed however susceptible the country’s subject authorities remained and pointed to the increasing information challenges facing the Sahel.

“Today’s attacks connected Niamey, the superior of Niger Republic erstwhile again reflects the vulnerability and fragility of the ruling subject authorities and the unsafe information inclination successful the subregion,” Sani said.

The erstwhile legislator besides criticised the continued usage of subject coups to signifier governments, saying Nigeria had experienced akin periods successful the past.

“No authorities installed by subject coup stays longer without a antagonistic coup. We person been done that signifier successful our history,” helium said.

Sani called connected Niger and different Sahel...