By Ken Chiwendu
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday warned those mobilising for a nationwide protest that it would not fold its hands and watch people in the guise of protest to cause chaos and disorder in the country.
The warning comes as some groups mobilise for a nationwide protest beginning August 1-10
The protest tagged #EndBadGovernace , according to organisers is to draw the attention of the government to the widespread hunger,cost of living and inflation in the country.
In a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said the military has uncovered plots by unscrupulous elements to hijack the protest and turn it into a violent one by attacking innocent Nigerians and their businesses but warned that it would not “allow anarchy to befall our nation”
“While citizens have the right to peaceful protest, they do not have the right to mobilise for anarchy and unleash terror.”
“I will say that the contemporary context of this planned protest is to shadow what is happening in Kenya and I will add that what is happening in Kenya in terms of protest, one, it is violence, two, it remains unresolved as we speak.
“The level of violence being envisaged can only be described as a stage for anarchy. The Armed Forces on its part will not stand by and allow anarchy to befall our nation. This is because we have seen wars and have witnessed anarchy in countries with which we have operated, particularly in times of ECOMOG (Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group) and during our peacekeeping operations in various countries.”The Military said.
