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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against sending Nigerian military to resolve the crisis in the Republic of Niger.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Tinubu sent a letter to the Nigerian Senate, seeking approval for military action and other sanctions against the military officers who have seized power in Niger.<\/p>\n

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, read the letter on the floor of the Upper Chamber.<\/p>\n

However, Okutepa, in a series of tweets via his Twitter handle on Saturday morning, hoped the National Assembly would not approve Tinubu\u2019s request to send the Nigerian military to Niger to fight a \u2018senseless war\u2019 of restoring democratic government in that country.<\/p>\n

He tweeted, \u201cI just hope the National Assembly will not approve the request to send our military to Niger Republic to fight a senseless war of restoring democratic government in that country.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians need our security agencies including armed forces to restore peace and security in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Niger military junta had disconnected diplomatic ties with Nigeria after the ECOWAS envoy sent to the country to broker peace failed to achieve a result.<\/p>\n

Just last month, a military junta toppled Niger\u2019s democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum.<\/p>\n

Tension has continued to mount in the West African region.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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