Nigeria government cuts electricity to Niger amid coup.

Nigelec, Niger’s electricity company, says Nigeria’s government has cut supply to the neighbouring country, leading to blackouts in major cities.

Last week, Legal Attorney Blog reported that Niger soldiers announced a coup on national TV that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, Niger’s democratically-elected president, which President Tinubu has condemned and asked for the release of the ousted President.

The military junta dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions, and closed the nation’s borders.

In response to the coup, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), after an extraordinary session chaired by Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, resolved to impose several sanctions on the military junta that toppled the democratic government in Niger.

Part of the sanctions by the regional body was freezing all service transactions, including energy transactions and deals with all financial institutions.

The West African leaders gave Niger’s military junta a week to give up power or face possible military consequences.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, three West African nations: Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, backed the coup leaders in Niger — a move threatening regional stability.

The governing military juntas urged ECOWAS against intervening in Niger, claiming that doing so would amount to a “declaration of war” against them as well.

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