Postulation of A Coup: We Will Seek Legal Redress Says Defence
Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters has said it will seek legal redress on
the recent claim that the Guards Brigade has been put on high alert following
unusual movements, leading to suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria.
This is
even as it noted that the rumour has the ulterior motive of creating
unnecessary tension in the country.
In a
statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Director Defence Information,
Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the Defence Headquarters stated that the
allegation was totally false.
Gusua maintained that the Guards Brigade has been statutorily
assigned the responsibility of protecting the seat of power (The Presidency)
and by extension the Federal Capital Territory and its environs.
According
to him, the Guards Brigade has always been on high alert in order to
effectively execute its assigned tasks.
While
calling on relevant security agencies to immediately take appropriate action
against the source of the report (not Daily Post), it added that the Defence
Headquarters will seek legal redress on the issue as it’s capable of creating
unnecessary tension in the country.
The
statement read: “The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to a
malicious and unfounded article published online by @SaharaReporters on 25
February 2024 claiming that the Guards Brigade has been put on high alert
following unusual movements, leading to suspicion of a coup plot in Nigeria.
The publication also asserted amongst other things that the suspicion prompted
emergency meeting involving President Bola Tinubu, the Chief of Staff to the
President and Commander of the Guards Brigade.
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“The Defence Headquarters wishes to categorically state that the
allegation is totally false. For the avoidance of doubt, the Guards Brigade has
been statutorily assigned the responsibility of protecting the seat of power
(The Presidency) and by extension the Federal Capital Territory and its
environs. Hence, it is to be noted that the Guards Brigade has always been on
high alert in order to effectively execute its assigned tasks.
“It
will be recalled that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa OFR
had in various fora reiterated the unalloyed commitment of members of the Armed
Forces of Nigeria to the protection and sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.
Therefore, the Defence Headquarters strongly condemn this unsubstantiated
assertion which is just a figment of imagination of the publisher and enjoins
members of the public to disregard it.
“Furthermore,
the Defence Headquarters calls on relavant security agencies to immediately
take appropriate action against the Sahara Reporters for this unpatriotic
action. Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters will seek legal redress on the
issue which has the ulterior motive of creating unnecessary tension in the
country.”
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