A former military leader of Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar alongside the Sultan of Sokoto Muhammadu Sa’adu Abubakar are leading a team of mediators from the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS.
ECOWAS says its delegation in Niger Republic seeks to negotiate with the leaders of last week’s coup.
Ahead of a meeting involving West African defence officials in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, an ECOWAS spokesperson said a military solution to reverse the coup would be a last resort.
The bloc had warned on Sunday, that it was giving Niger’s new rulers a 7-Day ultimatum to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum.
The state power company in Niger Republic says Nigeria has stopped supplying its northern neighbour with electricity.
Lengthy blackouts have hit major cities in the country.
