The 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, dramatically appeared in the embattled Niger Republic.
He appeared in a photograph with the coup leaders in Niger Republic.
No one could explain his mission in Niger but he is believed to have a large sect called Tijjaniya in the Republic.
However the Daily Trust said thr revered Nigerian economist met the Junta leaders in company of the Sultan of Damagaran. Damagaran is the third largest city in Niger to open the door for negotiation with the junta.
The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was said to have met the military leadership after the junta aborted a meeting with representatives of the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and a top US diplomat
His footage of Sanusi, whose Tijjaniya sect has a large following in Niger, went into circulation and start trending widely on social media. Sanusi is the Khalifa of the sect in West Africa
