Niger: Coup plotters explain Why Abdulsalami’s Delegation was Shunned According to the Daily Trust, the military authorities of Niger, under the leadership of General Abdourahmane Tchiani, have explained why they disregarded the delegation that General Abdulsalam Abubakar (retd), the former military head of state of Nigeria, brought in their attempts to reinstate the overthrown administration. To resolve the conflict in Niger through negotiation, President Bola Tinubu dispatched a powerful team that comprised Abubakar and Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto. However, the delegation returned to Nigeria without attracting the junta’s attention. The intervention team from Nigeria, which includes eminent Islamic scholars, met the coup leaders over the weekend to ease the political issue while ECOWAS keeps looking for long-term resolutions. The junta said that the coup leaders were upset when the delegation headed by Abubakar arrived at the meeting with the Islamic Ulammas, w...