Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar has said Nigeria will continue to engage with the government of Niger Republic to ensure the release of the country’s deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.
Bazoum has not been released since the junta struck in the West African country earlier in the year.
But Tuggar said Nigeria, which plays a critical role in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc, won’t relent on pressing for Bazoum’s freedom.
Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai, the Minister said Nigeria is not under any pressure to act against the Niger Republic.
Although many had claimed Nigeria was being controlled by some external forces, the minister said the country’s track record on the continent says otherwise.
