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The Nigerian Army said it has launched an investigation into an alleged coup plot, even as it dismissed the claim as baseless and most unfortunate.
A militant group had alleged in a statement Wednesday that some officers were planning to topple President Muhammadu Buhari government.
However, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement yesterday that the army had begun investigation into the allegation as well as the JNDLF that made it.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to another campaign of calumny and distraction by faceless criminal gang of economic saboteurs that hide under the aegis of Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) alleging that some officers of the Nigerian Army approached them for support to overthrow our duly elected present democratic government.
“This is baseless and most unfortunate allegation that existed in the warped minds of the originators of such weighty allegation.
‘‘The Nigerian Army wishes to state that this is not true and hereby distances itself from this weighty allegation.
“We also see this speculation as a dangerous distraction to our effort in fighting insurgency and other criminal elements in the country.
“The Nigerian Army is investigating those behind the dangerous insinuation in order to unravel the real motive behind it", the statement reads in part.
A militant group had alleged in a statement Wednesday that some officers were planning to topple President Muhammadu Buhari government.
However, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement yesterday that the army had begun investigation into the allegation as well as the JNDLF that made it.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to another campaign of calumny and distraction by faceless criminal gang of economic saboteurs that hide under the aegis of Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) alleging that some officers of the Nigerian Army approached them for support to overthrow our duly elected present democratic government.
“This is baseless and most unfortunate allegation that existed in the warped minds of the originators of such weighty allegation.
‘‘The Nigerian Army wishes to state that this is not true and hereby distances itself from this weighty allegation.
“We also see this speculation as a dangerous distraction to our effort in fighting insurgency and other criminal elements in the country.
“The Nigerian Army is investigating those behind the dangerous insinuation in order to unravel the real motive behind it", the statement reads in part.