DHQ Debunks Media Report on Coup Plot, Pledges Loyalty to Buhari
- The Nigerian Armed Forces say attempts to drag its name into local politics will be resisted by all means
- The military was reacting to a publication by an online news site claiming that a coup plot is in the offing in Nigeria
- Military spokesman, Brigadier-General Bernard Onyeuko says the report is false and the handwork of mischief-makers
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FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian military has dismissed a media report claiming that a coup plot is in the offing.
The clarification was made in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Sunday, November 14 by the acting director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-General Bernard Onyeuko.
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Part of the statement read:
“The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to a misleading publication by an online newspaper Naija News House on Nigeria military warning politicians and officers against a Coup which it credited to Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu- the Army spokesman.
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“The publication is a handiwork of mischief makers and enemies of the state. It is a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead the general public aimed at causing disharmony in the polity.
“The online newspaper manipulated with the intent of disinformation a previous message released in May 2021 by the then Director Defence Information who is the current Army spokesperson.
“It is a malicious attempt to bring the military to disrepute. It is obvious that the online newspaper has its own sinister intention to cause confusion.
“The Military High Command hereby warns all mischief-makers and their proxies not to draw the military into their engagements.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains apolitical and would not hesitate to deal decisively with any person or group of persons that want to tarnish its image or draw it into partisan politics.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains loyal to President Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces - President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and also sworn to defend our democracy as well the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
Nigerian Military to Monitor Kaduna-Abuja Railway Through NAF Helicopters
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Nigerian military has deployed some of its attack helicopters to monitor the Kaduna-Abuja railway.
Announcing the commencement of the military exercise, Brigadier-General Onyeuko said:
‘’The important thing is the Nigerian Air Force is present at the rail tracks. Suffice to say, the operation has started. Even if you travel by road, you will see our helicopters along that route.’’
The Attacks on the Railways That Alerted The Military
Two recent attacks on the Abuja-Kaduna railway occurred on the night of Wednesday, October 20, and the early morning of Thursday, October 21.
Raising alarm over the incident, a former lawmaker who represented Kaduna central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, said the bandits had planted some explosives on the rail track.
According to Sani, the explosive planted by the bandits damaged a portion of the rail track preventing the movement of trains along the Kaduna-Abuja railway.
Source: Legit.ng
