Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to pursue anyone pushing for a military takeover of power in the country.
The Minister issued this direction in a statement signed by the Defence Ministry’s Director of Information, Press, and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubikean, dated Thursday, March 7.
Matawalle referred to individuals advocating for an undemocratic change of government as agents of darkness, warning that anyone found would not be taken lightly.
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“The call for violent change of government by the military is absurd, preposterous and naive as the military has come to reality with a democratic government in Nigeria and is focused on their constitutional duty of defending the constitution. The propagators calling for the truncation of the constitutional government should desist from it and face the democratic reality on the ground.
“Just because criminal elements attacked a warehouse and a haulage vehicle carrying food items to other parts of the country is not enough reason for unpatriotic individuals to resort to calling for military intervention which has no place in modern realities.
“The military is highly professionalised with a good civilian-military relationship, and they are exhibiting the highest standard of professionalism with the defence of our constitution as the top priority,” the Minister said.
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