The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has said that the military and security agencies are after those that are behind the call for undemocratic change of government.
He said the military knew that some protesters calling for regime change are sponsored, hence the military is trailing and will arrest those sponsors.
The CDS said this at a joint press briefing on security chiefs on Tuesday August 6, at the Defence Headquarters Abuja.
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).
General Musa said that some sponsors of rioters flying foreign flags have been arrested, while their bank accounts have been freezed.
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THE NATION
