The Nigerian army was put on full alert.

The Nigerian authorities put the army on full alert because of the situation in neighboring Niger.

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“Mobilization has not started yet, but orders have been placed on full alert for a possible deployment to Niger,” the officer of Nigerian armed forces said.
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This morning, a delegation from the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) left Niger without meeting either the coup leader General Abdurrahman Tchiani or the ousted President Mohamed Bazum.

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As emphasized in ECOWAS, military intervention in the situation in Niger will be the last option under consideration, but it needs to be prepared.

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The rebels, in turn, declared that they would immediately respond to any aggression.