By Lawrence Audu
The Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN has restated its loyalty to the constitution in line with its mandate of defending the territorial integrity of the nation. This is coming on the heels of a story being peddled around alleging that some military officers met with a Presidential candidate with the aim of disrupting the general elections and setting the country on fire.
In a statement, the Director Defence Information Brigadier General Tukur Gusau said: “The wicked and very malicious propaganda indicated that a so-called Thursday meeting is plotting a Coup d’état to establish unconstitutional order.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria is disheartened that even politically exposed persons can denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilization and violence in making false claims just to heighten tension in the polity.”
General Gusau stated that the Armed Forces of Nigeria is a professional military that is loyal to the constitution of the Federal Republic and will never be part of any evil plot against our democracy. He noted further that, the Military remains apolitical and neutral in the current political process and will not engage in the alleged shenanigans. Assuring that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will never be part of any ignoble plot to truncate Nigeria’s hard-earned democracy.
He warned that those who engage in fabricating and spreading unfounded misinformation will be invited by the appropriate law enforcement agencies to substantiate their claims.