By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja –
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as misleading, a publication by an online newspaper (not NATIONAL ACCORD) on Nigeria military warning politicians and officers against a Coup which it credited to Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu- the Army Spokesman.
In a statement on Sunday by the acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-General Benard Onyeuko, the DHQ also said the publication was “a handiwork of mischief makers and enemies of the state” and “a deliberate and calculated attempt to mislead the general public aimed at causing disharmony in the polity.”
It said the online newspaper “manipulated with the intent of disinformation a previous message released in May 2021 by the then Director Defence Information who is the current Army spokesperson.”
The rest of the statement said:
“It is a malicious attempt to bring the military to disrepute. It is obvious that the online newspaper has it’s own sinister intention to cause confusion.
“The Military High Command hereby warns all mischief makers and their proxies not to draw the military into their engagements.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains apolitical and would not hesitate to deal decisively with any person or group of persons that want to tarnish its image or draw it into partisan politics.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains loyal to President Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces -President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR and also sworn to defend our democracy as well the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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