The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General CHRISTOPHER MUSA, has complained about military takeover in some West African countries, saying it has created unintended consequences and threatened democratic values in the region.

He said this at the 42nd Ordinary Meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff in Abuja.

General MUSA said the threat of military takeover must be destroyed, adding that it negates the core values and responsibilities of the military profession.

He added that in democratic countries, the military must uphold democratic values in line with the principles of their constitutions.

Also speaking, the Minister of Defense, MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR; and his Foreign Affairs counterpart, YUSUF TUGGAR; challenged the service chiefs from the ECOWAS to tackle terrorism through effective collaboration to combat illicit movement of small arms and light weapons.