Rumor has it that the Niger military junta has asked the Wagner mercenary group for support

Niger's military junta is said to have asked the Wagner mercenary group to support the possibility that some countries will use force against the country.
According to the AP news agency, the proposal was made by General Salifou Moody, one of the leaders of Niger's military junta, on August 5 as the country faces a deadline set by the West African Economic Community. ECOWAS) set out to bring President Mohamed Bazoum back to power.

The offer was made by General Salifou Mody when he visited neighboring Mali, and came into contact with a member of the Wagner group. The Niger military junta needs Wagner, because they want someone to ensure they hold power,” said reporter Wassim Nasr, noting that three Malian sources and an unnamed French diplomat had confirmed it. receive information about the above meeting.

Wagner has not yet commented on the information posted by the AP.

According to the AP, ECOWAS last week set a deadline demanding that the military junta in Niger be released and put President Mohamed Bazoum back in power by August 6, today, or else the bloc "will" take all necessary measures, including force, to restore civil authority”.

In a joint statement issued by the military governments of Burkina Faso and Mali on July 31, they considered that other countries' military intervention in Niger "will bring the entire West Africa region into a state of unrest." stable, and make terrorism here strongly resurgence."