The activation of the standby force in Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional order has begun.
It was gathered that the ECOWAS made this known on Wednesday, after a meeting of the bloc’s defence chiefs in Accra, Ghana’s capital city.
It was learned that although the defence chiefs had backed the calls for dialogue as a mediation tactic in Niger, the group however, said all elements that would go into any military intervention had been worked out and were being refined.
This included the timing, resources needed and how, where and when to deploy such force.
It could be recalled ECOWAS had last week Thursday, directed the deployment of standby military troops in Niger after the country’s junta defied the bloc’s deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
The resolve was made at the end of the second extraordinary summit held to resolve the crisis.