The Nigeria military on Tuesday announced that it had initiated action against those calling for a coup in the country.
According to General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, who spoke during a joint press briefing by security chiefs on Tuesday, August 6, at the Defence Headquarters Abuja, the military in collaboration with other security agencies is out to fish out and deal with those desiring an undemocratic change of government.
He alleged that they are sponsored, adding that the military is already trailing the sponsors.
The CDS further disclosed that some of those behind the protesters, waving foreign flags have been arrested and their bank accounts frozen.
Apart from the CDS, other security top guns at the briefing included Lt.-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff; Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; Chief of Defence Intelligence, Kayode Egbetokun, Inspector-General of Police; Chief of Defence Intelligence, representative of the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Controller-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Commandant-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS).
