ladies and gentlemen this is interlog I say this is interlog and I am here once more I'm here because there is one important information that I brought you today and this information is a very nice one I say the information I have for you today is a very very nice one and it is coming from Sahel particularly from Niger Republic and this is the type of information want to be hearing every day information of Peace information of reconciliation no matter what happened in the past peace is needed in Africa Africa had fought many wars in the past and we did not make any profit from that therefore whenever I hear about peace I feel happy the information I have for you today is coming from Eco was whether directly or indirectly after listening to the news you will know that the information is coming from ecoas there is a peace movement going on between Niger Republic and Nigeria Bola tinubu who is the chairman of echas and also the president of Nigeria has sent Nigeria military to Niger but one important information about them visiting the Niger is what the Nigerian military said he said that they are here to make peace that Niger Republic borina Faso or Mali are are their brothers and they will never interfere in any Internal Affairs of these countries but they are begging them to return back to ecoas so that by joining hands together all of them can conquer the militants who are threatening the region Nigeria's defense Chief visits Niger Republic to discuss security collaboration Nigeria's chief of Defense staff General Christopher Musa yesterday led a highlevel delegation to Niger Republic public as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries the visit came against the backdrop of hither to Frosty relations between the two countries linked by Common security challenges and a recent history of political tensions during the meeting Musa discussed Regional security issues with his Nigerian counterpart particularly in light of the ongoing threat posed by groups operating in the Sahel region the chiefs of the two armies reaffirmed their commitment to join forces to counter the spread of the groups this visit takes place against the background of a gradual thaw in relations between Niger and its neighbors particularly after the period of high tension following the coup in Niger in July 2023 the coup saw the military seiz power and Ed president Muhammad bazum the economic community of West African States eoas led by Nigerian president Bola ubu had threatened military intervention to restore constitutional order but this option was eventually discarded leaving room for diplomacy in July 2023 economic sanctions against Niger were lifted today as the security situation continues to deteriorate the two countries seem determined to step up their military cooperation this cooperation is all the more important as they share a board of more than 1,400 km which is often the scene of attacks by armed groups the Nigerian chief of staff's visit to naame is be part of eo's diplomatic efforts to persuade Niger and the other two countries to rejoin the organization just months before their decision to withdraw comes into Force musa's visit to his Niger Republic counterpart General Musa Salo is seen as an attempt to seek collap eration in tackling insecurity and other related matters in West African region the Nigerian defense Chief who is Chairman of the ecoas committee of Defense Chiefs had during a recent meeting in Abuja called for the return of the three countries to the regional block Musa said that the return of the three countries to the regional block was necessary to defeat the insecurity ravaging the region especially Insurgency he said that efforts were ongoing to ensure that the three countries were back adding that all hands must be on deck to curtail insecurity in West Africa with yesterday's visit to nem not unconnected with the call for the return of the Nations to the eoas the visit seeks to encourage the military in charge of Niger Republic to renew ties with countries in the West African block ecoas since the coup in 2023 that led to military take over of power in the country in March 2024 Nigeria's president Bola tanbu directed the opening of Nigeria's land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect the directive was in compliance with the decisions of the echas authority of heads of state and government at its extraordinary Summit held in Abuja Nigeria's capital also in a statement late yesterday defense spokesman Brigadier General tuer gusa said during the meeting both parties recognize the importance of sustained dialogue and collaboration in addressing Mutual Security challenges and strengthening the Strategic partnership between Nigeria and Niger they emphasized the need for maintaining and expanding existing cooperation including joint military operations intelligence sharing and Tactical coordin ation the defense Chiefs acknowledge the significant impact of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons on security they also recognize that the widespread accessibility of these weapons contributes to heightened instability and conflict in the region they further agreed to intensify their efforts in curbing the illicit flow of small arms and light weapons while pledging to collaborate on initiatives aimed at enhancing border security and supporting Regional and international efforts to control and reduce the spread of these weapons consequently both parties reaffirmed their commitment to resuming and strengthening collaboration with a view to ensuring Regional stability and security reaffirmed that Nigeria is universally known for adherence to its principle of good neighborliness and would not be used to destabilize Niger or any of Nigeria's contiguous countries Niger affirmed its Readiness to resume active participation in security operation under the multinational Joint Task Force mjt the chief of staff of the Nigerian armed forces has also accepted the invitation from the CDs to visit Nigeria where they will finalize the modalities of the cooperation agreed upon this is while agreeing on the creation of a Nigerian Advisory Group to interface with its Nigerian counterpart with the view to addressing the various issues of mutual concern as well as sustain lines of communications between both countries it was also agreed that the advisory groups should have a joint Mandate of developing measures towards strengthening bilateral relationships the statement added this day learned that a Nigerian government bombarder Challenger 605 with registration number 5 nfg Z arrived at neami airport yesterday in the morning having flown in from Abuja Musa was received by his namesake and the chief of staff of the forces arm Nigerians fan or Niger Armed Forces Musa bmu we came to seek cooperation soldiers are not politicians our job is that of defending our respective territorial Integrity so our discussion centered around how to enhance the mutual defense of our countries Nigeria and Niger are brothers we have been relating working and training together for years although there has been Hiatus in our relationship we're here to ensure we pick up from where we left the fact of the matter is that for now bygones are bygones since morning we have been engaged in talks and we have reviewed all that happened from last year to date we therefore decided that we should rekindle our relationship and return to where we were before now we took cognizance of lack of strategic communication has been exacerbating the rift Network us there is no animosity between us we're aware of people that are trying to tear us apart the aim of these detractors is to see us at War but we are one we would not allow them to succeed in their ploy to divide us we want to continue working together so that our two countries can know enduring peace we will continue on the path of peace paact from where we left we're convinced that our past engagement was constructive and we desire to tow that line that was the deera of this meeting we have resolved to work together there should be no schisms between us we would also not also interference in the internal affairs of each other just as we would not allow any foreign meddling we thank God for this diplomatic feat we want to reaffirm to military government of Niger Republic that we remain steadfast in cooperating with them Niger and Nigeria remain United our historical Amity cannot be torpedoed by Rabel rousers who are bent on making us enemies under any guise we appeal to the Nigerian and chadian governments not to allow any Foreigner to come between us they should avoid lies and hypocrisy from any quarters a translation of the Nigerian defense Chief's interview on the sidelines of the event stated also during the exchange the chief of staff of the armies of the Niger baru stated that despite the differences that may have existed between the two states the current Global and subregional geopolitical and security context TT imposes further strengthening of relations he underscored the need to have a comprehensive reading of security issues to not only address the current security situation effectively but also to anticipate the major challenges ahead he explained that he remained confident that the visit will create conditions for good understanding and will Mark a major turning point in relations between the two armies of the two countries after listening to this I became very happy but the problem now is whether ibraim traore Ai mik and general aan will accept to go back to eoas all I know is that they may accept to work together by trying to eliminate militancy in West Africa but are they going back to the EC W therefore this news is a very open news and your contribution as a viewer is to put down on the comments section what do you think about them returning back to the ecoas do you see ibraim trow General atan and aimi K going back to ecoas as a good thing since the ecoas has said that they are not going to interfere in their internal politics anymore put it down on the comment section what you think about this peace movement and whatever you put down on the comment section tell the reason whether you are in favor or against if you are in favor tell us the reason if you are against the go going back also tell us the reason we want everybody's opinion to be on this video because the comment section is being read by millions of people thank you very much for watching this is interlog see you on the comment section