Military will not tolerate calls for coup, says CDS Musa

Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa declared on Monday that the Nigerian military will not tolerate any attempts to instigate a change of government.

Musa said this while addressing to State House correspondents following a National Security Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The Defence Chief issued a stern warning to those advocating for a coup, emphasizing that the military is committed to upholding democracy and will not entertain any actions aimed at regime change.

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He said, “Also, the issue of coups, Nigeria is a sovereign nation, Nigeria is a democratic nation all security agencies are here to defend democracy and ensure that democracy continues to strive. We will not accept anyone pushing or taking any action, seemingly or for whatever reason, to want to push for any change of government. Democracy is what we stand for. Democracy is what we will continue to defend.”

Musa also addressed the recent incidents involving protesters waving Russian flags, stating, “We’ve said that clearly that the military is going to step in when it is out of hand, and you can see that for people supervising elements to push individuals to carry Russian flags in Nigeria, Nigeria sovereignty, that is crossing the red line and we will not accept that. And those ones who have done that will go in for the books, and they want to be prosecuted.”

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