President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders in condemning the abortive coup attempt in Turkey by a group of rebel army officers and men. The coup resulted in the reported death of more than 100 people. Reacting to the tragic events in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, President Buhari said that he was deeply saddened by reports of a violent attempt to dismantle constitutional authority and disrupt the democratically elected government of Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey.
“The removal of a democratic government by force is no longer acceptable. Violence can never solve any problem but only complicates them and sets back the progress of democratic societies,” he said.
He also noted that President Erdogan is one of Nigeria’s close international partners and sincere supporters in its current war against terrorism, adding that all should resist the “destabilization of democratic countries through coups d’état in the 21st century.”
