The Nigerian military Friday said it may intervene if the police is overhelmed with the situation worsens in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during a press conference in Abuja.
Nigerians have been protesting against hardship, hunger, and corruption since Thursday, but hoodlums hijacked the protest to vandalize and loot people’s properties.
Reacting Musa said, “We are supporting the police all through. We are just on standby. The police is doing a good job; they are handling the situation for now.
“Unless it breaches beyond what they can handle then the military will step in. The military is on standby and we are watching day and night.”
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