President Bola Tinubu has given approval for Islamic leaders on the platform of the Council of Ulamas to mediate in the Niger coup situation.
The approval was given on Wednesday when the Ulamas visited President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa and sought his permission to mediate the Niger coup crisis.
Some of the prominent Ulamas who were part of the delegation that visited the President were Sheihk Nasiru Abdulmumini; Sheikh Abduurrahman; Sheikh Bala Lau and Sheikh Qaribulahi Nasir Ksbara.
Earlier, the leader of the Tijjaniya Movement in Africa and former Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi met with the leaders of the military junta Niger Republic as part of efforts to resolve the crisis in the West African nation.
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