Defence Headquarters Report Warning Soldiers Against Coup debunks

The Defence Headquarters has been alerted to a false report by the online newspaper Naija News House about the Nigerian military warning politicians and officers about a coup, which it attributed to Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Army Spokesman.

“The online newspaper manipulated with the intent of disinformation a previous message released in May 2021 by the then Director Defence Information, who is now the current Army spokesperson,” said Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko, the Acting Director Defence Media Operations.

“The publication is a handiwork of mischief makers and enemies of the state. It is a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead the general public aimed at causing disharmony in the polity.

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“It is a malicious attempt to bring the military to disrepute. It is obvious that the online newspaper has its own sinister intention to cause confusion.”

According to him, the Military High Command hereby warns all mischief-makers and their proxies not to draw the military into their engagements.

“The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains apolitical and would not hesitate to deal decisively with any person or group of persons that want to tarnish its image or draw it into partisan politics.“

The Armed Forces of Nigeria restated its loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and also swore to defend the nation’s democracy as well the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.