The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has ruled out the possibility of military intervention by toppling a civilian government in Nigeria, saying such moves are destructive.
He spoke at a virtual media chat tagged ‘Open Ears Dialogue’.
He called on politicians to desist from dragging its officers and men into issues that had to do with politics.
Irabor said, “The armed forces of Nigeria have nothing whatsoever to do with anything that has to do with coup. We have learned our lessons over the years and we have come to our conclusion that coups will do us more harm than good.
“And so this is what the leadership of the armed forces is passing down the chain, and educating everyone under our command that there is no reason whatsoever for anyone to contemplate that.
“In the same vein, the leadership of the armed forces is also telling politicians to leave us alone, do not mix us up with issues that have to do with politics and do not use political inclinations and persuasions to want to lure anybody from the armed forces into the idea of having to undertake coups and all.
“We will not. That’s the reason why perhaps the discussions you may have been having in the media, we have been insulated from such discussions because they already know our viewpoint in this regard.”
