₦airaland Forum

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja

The Nigerian Army has said that it would investigate the allegation that there was a plot by the service to overthrow the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Thursday that the Army would investigate the claim in order to unravel the motive behind the claim.

Usman said that the ‘baseless and most unfortunate allegation’ only existed in the minds of those who originated it.

Usman who distanced the Army from the claim described the claim as a distraction to the efforts of the service to fight insurgency and other criminal elements in the society.

He said that the Nigerian Army was a professional organization which was a product of democratic governance and would not be associated with the grave issue of truncating democratic governance.
He described the allegation as a declaration of war against the current administration by the peddlers of the claim.

Usman stressed that the Army was the greatest beneficiary of democratic governance and would not consider such an abominable act.

“The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to another campaign of calumny and distraction by faceless criminal gang of economic saboteurs that hide under the aegis of Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force alleging that some officers of the Nigerian Army approached them for support to overthrow our duly elected present democratic government.

“This is a baseless and most unfortunate allegation that existed in the warped minds of the originators of such weighty allegation. The Nigerian Army wish to state that this is not true and hereby distanced itself from this weighty allegation.

“We also see this speculation as a dangerous distraction to our effort in fighting insurgency and other criminal elements in the country.

“The Nigerian Army would like to send a strong and an unequivocal warning to those speculating a coup by the Nigerian Army against the Government to desist forthwith.

We would like state in clear terms that that we are a product of democracy and a focused professional institution and would have nothing to do with such abomination and heinous crime.

“We wish to state further that the NA is the greatest beneficiary of democracy and therefore cannot ever contemplate any anti-democratic misadventure, certainly, not under the command of the present Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai. Rather, we see this type of dangerous speculation as a declaration of war to destabilise the present government by these unscrupulous elements.

“The Nigerian Army is investigating those behind the dangerous insinuation in order to unravel the real motive behind it,” The statement read.

Usman reiterated the loyalty of the service to the President and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and obedience to civil authority.

He vowed that the service would ensure that those behind the dangerous rumour were fished out and brought to justice.

“We wish to further assure Nigerians and indeed all peace loving people that the Nigerian Army and indeed its personnel will never be involved in such terrible misadventure.

“We wish to further add that no matter how long it takes, we would track and find out those behind these insinuations and bring them to justice.”

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Usman said that the ‘baseless and most unfortunate allegation’ only existed in the minds of those who originated it.
Usman who distanced the Army from the claim described the claim as a distraction to the efforts of the service to fight insurgency and other criminal elements in the society.

StepTwo:
even with the quoted, army is still going to investigate?

is d spokesman speaking for himself alone or for the entire Nigerian Army?

felifeli:
Only a fool does not see the Writings on the wall yet. Buhari has a plan B to have military take over government, suspend legislature and install him as head of state. That is why he is already surrounding himself with loyal service chiefs from North.The plan seems to have been leaked and that is why they are jittery. This country is doomed under Buhari. Military will rule for another16 years.

wowmenow:
They better do buhari was the easiest military ruler they overthrow on office coup

I was told it was just a slap he receive before handing power to ibb

Reading the reason ibb gave for the coup is still what buhari is doing today

We don't want soldiers again buhari do what is right

koboko69:
It is standard procedure to still investigate. This is a matter of National security!

2BB4CB3E:
Let's talk
Please what's right?
Are you not suffering?
Why are you blinded by childish sentiments?
What exactly is buhari doing that's wrong?
Its common knowledge that all politicians are corrupt! So he is trying to fight them and you clowns shout weac! What has weac got to do with the issue on ground! You stole I ask for the money you're saying! I didn't go to school lol and gullible people like you will go and spread this trash as wisdom
Wake up aren't you tired of suffering?
Hope you ate tonight
Goodnight

felifeli:
You are either part of the coup plan or a misinformed person. Do you even imagine that Nairaland will exist under a military government for you to be saying subversive things like this? Facebook? Blogging? I can only feel sorry for you. Yes I ate tonight and I ate well I don't know about you. And it is WAEC not weac. Apparently you too did not pass WAEC, military apologist and spy like you.

felifeli:
Only a fool does not see the Writings on the wall yet. Buhari has a plan B to have military take over government, suspend legislature and install him as head of state. That is why he is already surrounding himself with loyal service chiefs from North.The plan seems to have been leaked and that is why they are jittery. This country is doomed under Buhari. Military will rule for another16 years.