Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Lucky Irabor has said the Army will only go after those who agitate for secession in a violent manner.
He said the military will not trail anyone acting within the ambits of the law.
Gen. Irabor spoke in Owerri, the Imo State capital, during a meeting with retired senior military officers in the Southeast.
He said: “It is not the job of the military to stop anyone from agitating for whatever he so wishes. It is a political thing.
“What we are against is having to use the instrument of violence to bring about the agitation.
“We have a constitution that enables us to present whatever grievances that we have. So, if anyone is going outside the provisions of the Constitution, of course, we as military and other security agencies won’t allow that. Why do you have to kill to achieve your desires?”
Irabor said the military will resist any attempt by anybody, group or individual using violence against the state.
