MILITARY COUP: NIGERIA DEFENCE HEADQUATERS SAYS NO CONFIRMATION OF COUP PLOT

After speaking with journalists on  today, John Enenche, spokesman of the Defence Headquaters, said there was no confirmation that a coup plot was being planed. Furthermore,Enenche said the warning issued by the army was a caution to officers to maintain professional conduct.

He said the armed forces remained loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari, and in complete subjection to the civil rule. “All fears about a coup should be forgotten as the current Nigerian military is conversant with the best international practices in governance, which is democracy. It is pertinent to state that if there are signs of actions that point to likely breaches of military code of conduct as it were, professionally, it is a command responsibility to caution officers and men on routine basis to conform to ethics of the military. Officers and men are cautioned to exercise command and control by appropriate superior authorities through commanders at various levels.This is to prevent members of the armed forces from derailing from their core focus of total dedication to their oath of allegiance". He said.