By Olukayode Idowu
The Nigeria Armed Forces has vehemently denied any collusion of its officers with an politician. The Armed Forces described the allegation that one presidential candidate held a meeting with some service chiefs as “malicious propaganda which is capable of heating up the polity.
In a statement issued yesterday, by the Acting Director Defence Information Brig. General Tukur Gusau, the Armed Forces said there is no truth in the story being peddled by “some unscrupulous elements” alleging that some military officers met with a Presidential candidate with the aim of disrupting the general elections.
The meeting which purportedly took place on Thursday, the Military High Command insisted is not only “wicked and very malicious” but a propaganda which would set the nation on fire as it accused it of plotting a Coup d’etat to establish unconstitutional order.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria is disheartened that even politically exposed persons can denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilisation and violence in making false claims just to heighten tension in the polity.”
It needs to be 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. Besides, the Military remains apolitical and neutral in the current political process and will not engage in the alleged shenanigans. The Armed Forces of Nigeria will never be part of any ignoble plot to truncate our hard-earned democracy.
The Armed Forces of Nigeria hereby warn that those who engage in fabricating and spreading unfounded misinformation will be invited by the appropriate law enforcement agencies to substantiate their claims.
The general public is advised to disregard such information and go about their normal activities.