Mr Sanusi is a close ally of Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu.
A former Governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, is in Niger to meet with the junta leaders.
It is not clear in what capacity Mr Sanusi visited Niger. However, the former monarch is a close ally of Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu who is also theMr Sanusi is also the spiritual leader of the Tijaniyah Islamic movement in Nigeria, a movement with millions of members across West Africa, including Niger.
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