Military Responds To Call For Coup Amidst Hardship

In response to the calls for a coup due to the current hardship in Nigeria, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has firmly stated that such insinuations do not bode well for the country.

Musa warned that the law would catch up with those who entertain such thoughts.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the Armed Forces to safeguard the nation’s democracy.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the main entrance of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, and the Officers Transit Accommodation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, he acknowledged the challenges faced by the country.

However, he asserted that coup attempts were inappropriate, as democratic systems allow nations to achieve more and develop faster.

He said:

“Whoever is making that call (coup) does not love Nigeria. We want to make it very clear that the Armed Forces of Nigeria are here to protect democracy. We all want democracy and we do better under democracy.

“And so we will continue to support democracy. And any of those ones that are calling for anything other than Democracy are evil people and I think they don’t mean well for Nigeria.

“And they should be very careful because the law will come after them. We can see that with democracy a lot of things are happening in Nigeria. Yes we are going through trying periods, I mean in life nothing is hundred percent.

“Everybody goes through a trying period in life, and it is what you do with them. You can see the government putting efforts to ensure that we come out better.

“And it is when you go through difficulties and come out better you will really appreciate what it is to build a nation. And so we are going through our trying period, but I can assure Nigerians that it will get better.

“All we need is for all of us to put our hands together to ensure that we defeat those enemies of the government, those enemies of this country that don’t want us to succeed.

“We will surely succeed and the Armed Forces are here to support the Government in ensuring that we develop, we succeed and to see that there is peace in Nigeria.”