ECOWAS must seek the approval of the United Nations before attacking Niger's military - Falana Human rights lawyer Femi Falana warned t...
ECOWAS must seek the approval of the United Nations before attacking Niger's military - Falana
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana warned that ECOWAS must seek the approval of the United Nations Security Council to take any action in the Republic of Niger.
The warning comes at the same time that the ECOWAS group, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, gave a one-week deadline last Sunday to demand the release of the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum and his return to power. dog yesterday.
But Falana, in a statement he issued, pointed out that ECOWAS is required to seek the permission of the Security Council of the United Nations to launch an attack on a sovereign country according to Article 53 (1) of the Charter. the structure of the world's sewing councils.