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Nigeria’s Defence Minister, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has vowed to sue those responsible for spreading rumours that he intends to resign from office.
Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, Musa said he was shocked by the claims and dismissed them as false.
“I am not going anywhere. I have never discussed this. I don’t even know who the person is that brought that information. But whoever it is, we will take legal action against them,” he said.
According to the minister, the rumours were being spread by people unhappy with the administration’s improving security record.
“Whoever it is, we will take legal action against them. I am sure we will get them. He will come and explain who gave him such information,” Musa said.
He described the reports as a deliberate attempt to undermine public confidence in the government’s security efforts.
“We are surprised. I was shocked when I saw that. I don’t know where that came from. But you always expect that there will be people who will not be happy when things are going well. Security is improving, things are getting better, and for them, that is a sad point. They always want to make it look as if it is not so,” he said.
Musa said his meeting with the President was a routine security briefing, adding that Tinubu expressed satisfaction with the military’s performance.
“I just came back from briefing Mr President on the current security situation, and he is very happy with us. We are going to continue doing well,” he said.
The minister also appealed for continued public support for security agencies, describing it as critical to the fight against terrorism and banditry.
“The support has been massive. To defeat the terrorists and the bandits is a whole-of-society approach. Nigerians have keyed into it, and things are getting better, and they will continue to improve,” he said.
