•Reiterate readiness to guard, maintain democratic rule
Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
For the umpteenth time, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ),yesterday, declared loyalty to the Structure and President Bola Tinubu, saying there was no plan by the armed forces to stage a coup.
The declaration adopted studies {that a} coup plot towards the federal government was afloat.
A web based information portal had reported motion of amoured tanks, necessitating elevated vigilance on the a part of the presidential guards.
However the Defence Headquarters has debunked the alleged growth, saying it was a figment of the creativeness of the publication.
An announcement by Director, Defence Info (DDI), Brigd Gen Tukur Gusau, stated the report was “completely false”.
Based on him, “The eye of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to a malicious and unfounded article printed on-line on 25 February 2024 claiming that the Guards Brigade has been placed on excessive alert following uncommon actions, resulting in suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria.
“The publication additionally asserted amongst different issues that the suspicion prompted emergency assembly involving President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Workers to the President and Commander of the Guards Brigade.
“The Defence Headquarters needs to categorically state that the allegation is completely false.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Guards Brigade has been statutorily assigned the accountability of defending the seat of energy (The Presidency) and by extension the Federal Capital Territory and its environs.
“Therefore, it’s to be famous that the Presidential Guards Brigade has all the time been on excessive alert with a view to successfully govt its assigned duties.
“It is going to be recalled that the Chief of Defence Workers, Normal Christopher Musa, had in varied fora, reiterated the unalloyed dedication of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to the safety and sustenance of democracy in Nigeria,” it stated.
The assertion condemned the report and maintained that it was unfounded.
“Subsequently, the Defence Headquarters strongly condemn this unsubstantiated assertion, which is only a figment of creativeness of the writer and enjoins members of the general public to ignore it.
“Moreover, the Defence Headquarters calls on related safety companies to instantly take acceptable motion towards the this unpatriotic motion,” stated.
Consequently, Defence Headquarters stated it could search authorized redress on the difficulty, which had the ulterior motive of making pointless rigidity within the nation.
