Withdraw Military intervention against Niger – KACRAN tells ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has been encouraged by a group, the Kulen Allah Cattle Rearers Association of Nigeria (KACRAN), to comprehensively reconsider its military threat and economic embargo against the Niger Republic.
KACRAN stated in a statement released on Friday that it opposes any economic sanctions against the Niger Republic. The statement was signed by the Association’s National President, Hon. Khalil Mohd Bello.
It was argued that the destitute masses of Niger, Nigeria, and her other neighbors would be more negatively impacted by the sanction than the offenders and their proxies would be.
“We are against any military intervention by ECOWAS or European countries for the reason that the said act would create more insecurity in Niger, Nigeria and other countries as this will lead to unnecessary fight between the intervention troops and the Niger Republic army and the civilians who would be deluded by the military under the cover of nationalism to join the fight as volunteers,” he said.
He added that the use of military in Niger Republic would also directly affect pastoral occupation in the entire Sahel region as herders cannot freely move in search of animal feeds and water points.
“The action would seriously lead to widespread terrorism as well as proliferation of small and light weapons in the fragile sub saharan countries,” Bello warned.
KACRAN appealed to the West African countries to review their military threat against Niger Republic and engage in a dialogue to resolve the political and military problems.