Buhari condemned Turkey coup

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, joined President Barrack Obama and other world leaders in vehemently condemning the abortive coup attempt in Turkey by a group of rebel army officers and men, which resulted in the reported death of more than 100 people. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI Reacting to the tragic events in Ankara, Istanbul and other centres, in a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Mallam Garba Shehu, President Buhari said 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.” The President also notes 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.”