The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has warned Army Officers who are developing interest or are engaged in political activities to desist from it or resign their commission immediately.
According to him, “any officer or soldier of the Nigerian Army found to be hobnobbing with such elements or engaged in unprofessional conducts such as politicking would have himself or herself to blame.”
Spokesman of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, in a statement noted that the Nigeria Army has had information that some individuals have been approaching some officers and soldiers for undisclosed political reasons, hence the warning.
While calling on the public to desist from engaging officers in any form of political activities, Usman added that, the Nigerian Army is a thorough professional, disciplined, loyal and apolitical institution that has clear Constitutional roles and responsibilities.