The Nigerian military has warned politicians and military personnel against planning a coup.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in a statement on Monday by
Onyema Nwachukwu, its spokesman, said its attention has been drawn to comments
by Robert Clarke, a senior lawyer, calling for power to be handed over to the
military.
The military dissociated itself from the statement which it
described as “anti-democratic” and said it remains loyal to the current
administration.
“The attention of the military high command has been drawn
to a statement purported to have been made by one Robert Clark SAN, suggesting
that current political leadership should hand over power to the military for
the purpose of restructuring,” the statement said.
“The Nigerian Military wish to dissociate itself from such
anti-democratic utterance and position. Let it be stated categorically that the
Armed Forces of Nigeria remain fully committed to the present Administration
and all associated democratic institutions. We shall continue to remain
apolitical, subordinate to the Civil Authority, firmly loyal to the President, Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu
Buhari and the 1999 Constitution as Amended.
“We shall continue to discharge our constitutional
responsibilities professionally, especially in protecting the country’s
democracy, defence of the territorial integrity of the country as well as
protection of lives and properties of citizens.
The DHQ warned politicians and military personnel against
contemplating the idea of a coup as the full wrath of the law will be brought
on anyone caught doing so.
“The Military High
Command wishes to use this opportunity to warn misguided politicians who nurse
the inordinate ambition to rule this country outside the ballot box to banish
such thoughts as the military under the current leadership remain resolute in
the Defence of Nigeria’s Democracy and its growth,” it said.
“We also wish to remind all military personnel that it is
treasonable to even contemplate this illegality. The full wrath of the law will
be brought to bear on any personnel found to collude with people having such
agenda. The current security challenges are not insurmountable.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria in partnership with other other
security Agencies are working assiduously to ameliorate the challenge. Nigeria
will know peace again. PLEASE BE WARNED!”
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