Alleged coup plot: Military denies report, says it’s ‘wicked propaganda’

The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has denied and dismissed story alleging that some military officers met with a presidential candidate with the aim of disrupting the general elections and setting the country on fire.

A statement signed by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General, Tukur Gusau, described the allegation as a wicked propaganda, while expressing disappointment that politically exposed persons could equally denigrate themselves into joining agents of destabilization to heighten tension in the polity.