Defence Minister Common Christopher Musa has revealed that he was a direct goal in a latest coup plot, disclosing that the orchestrators meant to have him shot if he resisted arrest.
Musa made the revelation throughout an look on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, following the navy’s announcement that a number of officers arrested final October would quickly face trial for his or her alleged roles within the tried overthrow of President Bola Tinubu’s authorities.
“I used to be additionally a goal, I’m certain ,” Common Musa, who beforehand served as Chief of Defence Employees, said through the interview.
“I used to be speculated to be arrested, and if I refused, I used to be speculated to be shot,” he added, underscoring the seriousness of the conspiracy.
The defence minister characterised the coup plotters as “a bunch of unserious people,” questioning their resolve to problem the Armed Forces.
“If you happen to take a look at the calibre of individuals [involved in the attempted coup], I don’t know what acquired into their heads to assume they’ll tackle the Armed Forces like that,” Musa remarked.
He additionally expressed confidence that Nigerians would resist any try to subvert democracy, citing the nation’s lengthy battle in opposition to navy rule.
“Even Nigerians would have fought them. Keep in mind, Nigerians have fought in opposition to navy rule for fairly a while. Mr President has been one in all them, so for them to get up one morning and assume they’ll try this in Nigeria, I believe they should reset their mind,” Musa asserted.
In the meantime, Army authorities had earlier detained sixteen officers for “acts of indiscipline and breaches of service rules.”
In line with the Director of Defence Info, Main Common Samaila Uba, investigations revealed that a number of the officers had been linked to a plot to topple the federal government.
“These with circumstances to reply shall be formally arraigned earlier than an acceptable navy judicial panel to face trial in accordance with the Armed Forces Act and different relevant service rules,” Uba mentioned in a press release.
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