The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the report making the rounds of plot by some military officers to disrupt the forthcoming general election.
The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, noted that the military will never be part of any plot against Nigeria’s democracy.
Gusau noted that the Armed Forces of Nigeria was dismayed that even politically exposed persons had denigrated themselves into joining the agents of destabilisation.
He stated that those who made the allegations claimed that some military officers met with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, with the aim of disrupting the 2023 general election and setting the country on fire.
“The purveyors of the wicked and very malicious propaganda also indicated that a so-called Thursday meeting is plotting a Coup d’etat to establish unconstitutional order,” the defence spokesman added.
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Gusau said those who made the false claims were agents of destabilisation and violence-seeking to heighten tension in the polity and would be made to face the wrath of the law.
“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,” he said.
Gusau said the military high command would ensure that those who fabricated and spread the report were invited by appropriate law enforcement agencies to substantiate their claims.
“The general public is advised to disregard such information and go about their normal activities,” the defence spokesman added.
