JUST-IN: DHQ Denies Coup Attempt To Overthrow Tinubu

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed a media study alleging an attempted coup to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.

The study by an online mean said a Brigadier General and different officers were being detained by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for an attempted coup d’etat.

The study alleged that the cancellation of a subject lucifer past marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary was linked to an alleged attempted subject coup scare.

The study besides made notation to a caller property merchandise by the DHQ announcing the apprehension of 16 officers presently nether probe for nonrecreational misconduct.

The Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, portion responding to the report, said the claims by the said work were wholly false, malicious, and intended to origin unnecessary hostility and distrust among the populace.

He said, “the determination regarding the cancellellation of 65th independency day parade was to let Mr President be a strategical bilateral gathering extracurricular the state and for members of the AFN to prolong the momentum connected the combat against terrorism, insurgency and banditry.”

He reassured Nigerians that the ongoing probe involving the 16 officers was a regular interior process aimed astatine ensuring subject and professionalism were maintained wrong the ranks.

“An investigative sheet has been duly constituted, and its findings would beryllium made public,” helium added.

He, therefore, called connected citizens to proceed to supply indispensable enactment to the information agents.

The connection said contrary to claims by the report, “the FG, the legislature and the judiciary are moving intimately for the safety, improvement and good being of the nation. Democracy is forever.”

He further urged members of the nationalist to disregard the report.

“The Armed Forces of Nigeria remains firmly loyal to the Constitution and the Federal authorities nether the enactment of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” the DHQ spokesperson added.