Hunger Protest: Military warns those pushing for coup

Amid the ongoing hunger protest, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has warned those pushing for military take over to desist, saying such will not be acceptable.

General Musa stated this while speaking to President Villa correspondents on Monday after he participated in the National Security Council meeting which was presided by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja.

He said, military had accepted democracy and whatever happens, let politicians sort themselves out and military should not be involved for any coup de tat or a regime change.

He said, “Also, the issue of coups, Nigeria is a sovereign nation, Nigeria is a democratic nation all security agencies are here to defend democracy and ensure that democracy continues to strive. We will not accept anyone pushing or taking any action, seemingly or for whatever reason, to want to push for any change of government. Democracy is what we stand for. Democracy is what we will continue to defend.

“We’ve said that clearly that the military is going to step in when it is out of hand, and you can see that for people supervising elements to push individuals to carry Russian flags in Nigeria, Nigeria sovereignty, that is crossing the red line and we will not accept that. And those ones who have done that will go in for the books, and they want to be prosecuted.”