The Nigerian army says it is ready to defend the country and
its democracy at all cost.
In a statement on Wednesday, Sagir Musa, acting army
director of army public relations, warned “subversive elements and trouble
makers” to desist from any action that will affect the country.
Some Nigerians have been protesting against police brutality
across the country.
On Tuesday, a video of some soldiers assaulting a cameraman working for ARISE TV and seizing his equipment when protesters besieged the national assembly went viral.
In the statement coming a day after the incidents, Musa said
the army is “highly” committed to the sustenance of peace and security.
“The Nigerian Army (NA) wishes to reassure law abiding
citizens that it is highly committed to the sustenance of peace, security and
defence of democracy in Nigeria,” he said.
“As a responsible and law abiding organisation, the NA
reaffirms its unalloyed loyalty and commitment to the President, Commander in
Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria President
Muhammadu Buhari and the constitution of the country.
“The NA hereby warns all subversive elements and trouble
makers to desist from such acts as it remains highly committed to defend the
country and her democracy at all cost.
“The NA is ready to fully support the civil authority in
whatever capacity to maintain law and order and deal with any situation
decisively. All officers and men are directed never to be distracted by anti
democratic forces and agents of disunity.”
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