In a statement issued at the weekend by the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, the DHQ described the request as wicked and unpatriotic.
Gusau said the attempt would fail, insisting that the military was happy and better under democracy, adding that it would not get involved in any act to sabotage the hard-earned democracy in Nigeria.
According to him, the military would continue to perform its constitutional duties rather than plotting any coup against the present democratic administration, saying the armed forces of Nigeria would not be distracted.
He said the armed forces of Nigeria under the leadership of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, would not for any reason involve itself in any form of insubordination.
“The reports calling on the military to interfere in our democracy is highly unpatriotic, wicked, and an attempt to distract the Armed Forces of Nigeria from performing its constitutional responsibilities,” Gusau said.
He also dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the troops of the Nigerian military were not well taken care of, noting that it would not allow any individual or group of individuals to instigate military officers against the present government.
Gusau added: “The Defence headquarters frowns at a report being circulated online about welfare issues in the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN). We wish to state unequivocally that the military is happy and better under democracy and will not get involved in any act to sabotage the hard-earned democracy in our country.
