President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is committed to promoting peace and harmony among ECOWAS countries.
Buhari made the declaration on Wednesday, at the State House, Abuja, when he received updates from former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on the face-off between Mali and Cote D’Ivoire, over detained Ivorian soldiers.
THEWILL reports that about 49 Ivorian soldiers had been detained in Mali for ‘unlawful entry,’ and only the three females in the team have been released, leaving 46. The development is threatening a rupture in the relations between the two countries.
Cote D’Ivoire has condemned the act as ‘Hostage-taking,’ and says it may take action, hence the need for intervention of ECOWAS leaders, as advocated by the Special Envoy, former President Jonathan.
President Buhari pledged an initiative from Nigeria, towards immediate resolution of the impasse.
