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Hunger Protest: Armed Forces will not watch while the nation burns, CDS warns

 

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has called on groups protesting against hardship in the country to prevent anything or actions that could lead to mayhem and destruction, warning that the Armed Forces and security agencies will not fold their arms and watch while the country burns.


His words: “Let us avoid anything that will bring mayhem within our communities. We have seen the level of destruction that was carried out just on Thursday. So you can imagine if this continues for so long.

“What we saw at the beginning, was some semblance of a very peaceful demonstration, but which was quickly taken over by a bunch of criminals that didn’t mean well.

“And if you remember, we had warned that there were individuals that were ready to cause mayhem once this starts. And so I want to appeal to Nigerians to understand that the federal government is doing the best it can for the country.

“The armed forces and the entire security agencies will not stand by and allow that to continue. We want to warn those that are in the house (sitting at home), those that don’t want to listen. We will not fold our hands and see our country destroyed.

“We will take action and the action will be taken professionally. Anyone that is caught will be taken to the courts to be dealt with.

Continuing, Gen Musa said, “The government has actually shown its own commitment by upholding its promise of allowing people to associate freely, Clearly, the security forces have done extremely well and I’m very happy to mention that the Nigerian police force especially have shown a lot of professionalism, including where members of the armed forces had to step in.

“You can see that we have remained very professional in our conduct and we will continue to do that, as long as the citizens also understand that there is a difference between peace and criminality.

“I’ve seen policies that have been made to address the economic situation on the ground, including security situation. Things are improving.

“If we have the support of everyone together, we can bring total peace and the economy will grow. Just a few days ago, I was in the Niger Delta to also ensure that our production increases immediately so that we can have enough funds to fund our economy. So I want to call on all Nigerians to understand the government.

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