People benefiting from insecurity calling for military take over—Group

By Tobias Lengnan Dapam

A civil society organisation, Advocates for Democracy and Development (ADD), has said that the people benefiting from insecurity are the ones calling for the military to overthrow the civilian government.

The CSO stated this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.

It said the beneficiaries of insecurity resorted to calling for coup to cause chaos in the society now that the Armed Forces of Nigeria under Gen Chris Gwabin Musa is gaining upper hands in the war against bandits, terrorists and other criminals.

The statement issued by the Convener of the CEO, Gbenga Osho, described the coup mongers as wicked and retrogressive, saying they don’t mean well for the country.

It commended the Chief of Defence Staff for sending out a stern warning to anyone advocating for a coup d’état.

The CDS also said that coup mongers are “enemies of Nigeria” and vowed the full weight of the law would crush them.

“Whoever is making that call [coup] does not love Nigeria. We want to make it very clear that the Armed Forces of Nigeria are here to protect democracy.”

The statement said the military is busy making sacrifices to keep the country safe and secured whereas some evil minded people want to cause more chaos in the country.

It expressed delight that the Nigerian military has been a valuable asset in deepening democracy in the country.

“We are glad that time and time again, the present leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria under Gen Chris Gwabin Musa has said the military is loyal to the constitution and the President and Commander in Chief, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

“We in ADD urge Nigerians to continue to support the military under Gen Chris Musa who have shown determination to quickly restore peace and stability and remain loyal to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.