Nigeria’s federal government dismisses social media claims that it and ECOWAS supported a failed coup attempt in Niger Republic. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, says the allegations are baseless.
Enikanolaiye reiterates Nigeria’s position that it will not support any military coup or any unconstitutional change of government. The statement frames the denial as part of Nigeria’s broader commitment to democratic governance and lawful transfers of power in the region. While the outlets report the same government message, they emphasize it through slightly different wording: one focuses on Nigeria and ECOWAS not supporting the coup, while the other highlights Nigeria’s categorical rejection of coups and unconstitutional rule.
Overall, both reports reflect the same response from Abuja to circulating claims, with the government providing a denial rather than new evidence or details about who carried out the attempt in Niger.
