The Embassy of Nigeria in Niger Republic has denied reports going viral that the junta wanted to prevent President Bola Tinubu’s jet from using the country’s airspace.
Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad made this known yesterday in Niger Republic’s capital, Niamey.
Ahmad also tweeted the same report on his official platform X.
His tweet reads partly: “The Embassy of Nigeria in Niger Republic has denied the fake reports that the military junta prohibited President Bola Tinubu’s jet from flying in its airspace.”
It was reported by some online vendors that the military junta had redirected the presidential jet conveying Tinubu to leave Niger Republic’s airspace.
The presidential jet conveying Tinubu was said to have risked being shot down from the country’s airspace.
The junta’s action was not unconnected to Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African State, ECOWAS, stance against the recent coup.
The military had ousted former President Bazoum over the mismanagement of the country’s resources in a coup.
This has severed relationship between the two neighbouring countries in recent times.