Coup Should Be Seen As Organised Crime, Says Buratai
Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai says coup should be seen as an organised crime and punished accordingly to allow democracy to survive in Africa.
He said this at a one-day International Conference on Organised Crimes by the Tukur Buratai Centre for Contemporary Security Affairs, Igbenedion University, Okada, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mr Buratai, a former Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, said the battle against organised crime requires concerted efforts of experts, policymakers, and stakeholders from diverse sectors.
He said the contemporary challenges had shown that the military must continue to play its constitutional role without getting involved in governance, while democratic governments should govern the citizens well.
He said the militar...
