Military Takes Action Against Those Calling For Coup In Nigeria, Freezes Bank Account Of Violent Protest Sponsors

The Military and other security agencies in Nigeria have launched a search for those calling for a coup in the country and trying to force an undemocratic change of government.

This was disclosed on Tuesday by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, during a joint press briefing by security chiefs on Tuesday, August 6, at the Defence Headquarters Abuja.

Musa said it is clear that those calling for a change of government are sponsored, hence the military is trailing and will arrest those sponsors.

He added that some sponsors of rioters flying foreign flags have been arrested, while their bank accounts have been frozen.

Present at the meeting were the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Defence Intelligence, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, 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).

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