A delegation of clerics in Niamey was received by Ali Mohamed Lamine El-Zein

With our correspondent in AbujaAnd Lisa Fabian

Traditional leaders seem more determined than ever to play a role in mediation efforts with the Nigerian military junta. The influential clerics, who traveled to Niamey on Saturday, August 12, belong to the Wahhabi movement in Nigeria.

This was the first foreign delegation to be received Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Lamin al-ZeinWho was appointed to this position on Monday by the ruling military in Niamey. These religious leaders then met General Abd al-Rahman Tianyi personally at the presidential palace.

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Appearing on Nigerian television, the scholars welcomed the content of their talks which they will present to the President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. For his part, Ali Mahman said to Min Al-Zein that ” begged »to raise penalties that are considered Inhuman and unacceptable »to allow return to normal in Niger.

Prior to the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit held on Thursday in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received representatives of various Islamic currents in his country. They were deeply concerned about the notion of a conflict that, in particular, could, in their view, exacerbate ethnic and religious tensions in Nigeria.

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