US institute to ECOWAS: Deploy military force in Niger | Mercenaries may take over region | TheCable NigerCoup
Chris Kwaja, the USIP countrysaid in a statement, that security contractors would see the region as fragile and take advantage of its natural resources if prompt actions are not taken.
“So we are waiting to see what ECOWAS will do at the end of the ultimatum and I think if ECOWAS is able to garner the political muscles to bite hard at this time, “They are very active in the regions where there are natural resources and would continue to perpetuate conflicts and instability to justify why they should continue their activities wherever they are.
“The international communities will be celebrating 50 years of the enactment of the international committee on mercenaries towards the end of the year and Africa has been the theatre of mercenaries activities.”
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