CITIZENS COMPASS- THE military high command on Saturday, said there were no plans on ground to plan a coup De tat.
It urged members of the public to disregard the rumour to that effect saying its officers are not in collaboration with a presidential candidate.
Dismissing the reports in a statement,, the military high command said the report of some military officers meeting with a presidential candidate to derail the forthcoming elections was a wicked propaganda as it lamented that some political actors could denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilisation to heighten the tension in the country.
The statement issued by Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General, Tukur Gusau, reads in part.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria notes with dismay the story being peddled around by some unscrupulous elements alleging that some military officers met with a Presidential candidate with the aim of disrupting the general elections and setting the country on fire. The wicked and very malicious propaganda indicated that a so-called Thursday meeting is plotting a Coup d’etat to establish unconstitutional order.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria is disheartened that even politically exposed persons can denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilisation and violence in making false claims just to heighten tension in the polity.
Affirming that the Nigerian military would not be part of any coup plot to derail the presidential election as alleged , the statement continued
“It needs to be stated that the Armed Forces of Nigeria is a professional military that is loyal to the constitution of the Federal Republic and will never be part of any evil plot against our democracy. Besides, the Military remains apolitical and neutral in the current political process and will not engage in the alleged shenanigans. The Armed Forces of Nigeria will never be part of any ignoble plot to truncate our hard-earned democracy.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria hereby warn that those who engage in fabricating and spreading unfounded misinformation will be invited by the appropriate law enforcement agencies to substantiate their claims.”
