The 14th Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Wednesday visited and engaged in a private meeting with the leader of Niger Republic’s Military Junta, General Tchani, to deliberate on the situation in the country.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) meeting is coming after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives of African Union (AU), Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and a top US diplomat.
A delegation raised by ECOWAS could not broker peace with the military rulers as they declined a meeting.
A video of Sanusi meeting with the coup leader Abdourahmane Tiani, went viral on Wednesday.
Sanusi met the Junta leaders in company of the Sultan of Damagaran
Damagaran is the third largest city in Niger
It is not clear in what capacity did Sanusi II embarked on the trip to Niger, which is currently having a running battle with ECOWAS and has severed diplomatic relations with Nigeria.
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