An Attack On Niger Is Not Only An Attack On The North, It’s Also An Attack On Nigeria – Shehu Mahdi
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August 8, 2023
As a potential war between the leaders of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) and the military junta that has seized power in the Niger Republic continues to loom on the horizon, prominent socio-political activist, Dr. Mahdi Shehu has warned that any attack on the french-speaking country will also be an attack on Nigeria.
Speaking during an interview on ARISE TV’s ‘ Night’ program on Tuesday, Shehu insisted that a full-scale aggression on the Republic of Niger will not only affect the northern region of the country, but it will also have a damaging effect on Nigeria because most ethnic groups in the country are also represented in Niger.
He said; “It is not only the north that will be affected. Get the demography well. Go to Niger Republic and get the demography of Nigerians that are staying there. There are Hausa, Igbos, Yorubas, Fulani, and Kanuris. Every tribe in Nigeria has a representation in the Niger Republic.
Therefore, you don’t have to see it as a northern affair, it is not. Maybe, northerners are predominant in Niger, but there are other tribes and ethnic extractions living there as well. These people have lived, settled, and even married there. Therefore, an attack on the Niger Republic is not only an attack on the north, it is an attack on the whole of Nigeria