Yar’Adua’s victory: Military warns troublemakers

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The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday warned anyone contemplating to protest the affirmation of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s election by the Presidential Election Tribunal to have a rethink.

It said the warning was necessitated by information that there were plots by some people to breach the peace in the country because of the Tuesday verdict by the tribunal.

The DHQ said in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yusuf, that the military would do anything to defend the rule of law in the country.

The statement which was signed by Yusuf for the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Owoye Azazi, said the disruption of the public peace would not be the best way to react to Tuesday’s judgment by the tribunal.

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Apparently, the military believes that there is some chance of violent protest in response to the recent tribunal. The article makes it seem that the chance is relatively high. It is good that the military at least claims it will stick with the president, given the history of military rule in Nigeria.

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North Korea Offers Military Pact with Nigeria

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The People's Democratic Republic of North Korea yesterday solicited a military pact with Nigeria to deepen the two countries' cooperation on military matters.

The country's Ambassador, Ri Chan Ho, told Defence Minister, Yayale Ahmed, in Abuja that both Korea and Nigeria attached great importance to military matters and have a lot to learn from each other.

He listed such areas to be covered by the pact to include barracks development and boat building, saying that his country has enormous capability to deliver for Nigeria in these areas.

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This concise article discusses the possibility of a military agreement between North Korea and Nigeria. The seriousness of the offer is not known, but an offer of military support between North Korea and a democratic country with a pre-existing military pact with the United States such as Nigeria seems odd and unlikely.
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