Nigerian troops are moving round the clock near the city of Gaya in the Dosso Region, which is the southernmost point of the country and lies just off the converging borders with Nigeria and Benin, the Mali Actu news portal reported. Troops are also reportedly stationed in the Birni N'Konni Department of the Tahoua Region.
The situation in the areas of the troops deployment remains calm, the report said, adding that the population was engaged in everyday activities.
Earlier in the day, an emergency meeting of the ECOWAS chiefs of staff kicked off in Ghana. During the meeting, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Abdel-Fatau Musah said that constitutional order in Niger would be restored by "any and all means."
A coup took place in Niger on July 26. President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted and detained by his own guard, led by Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani. Following the coup, ECOWAS suspended all financial aid to Niger, froze rebels' assets and imposed a ban on commercial flights to and from the country. In early August, the ECOWAS leaders agreed during the summit in Abuja to activate a standby force to potentially force the Nigerien military to reinstate Bazoum.