Nigeria Denies Coup Rumors Amid Disinformation Campaign
Recent rumors of a coup plot in Nigeria involving military officials and a former governor have been refuted by the Defence Headquarters. The country, scarred by past military interventions, faces a wave of foreign-backed disinformation aimed at destabilizing its democratic government.
Nigeria's history of military coups from 1966 to 1999 has left deep scars, leading to economic mismanagement and social unrest. The government stresses that there is no justification for a military junta in today's Nigeria.
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