The governing party claimed that the Nigerian military intended to sabotage the upcoming presidential election, but this was denied by the military.
Generals allegedly met in secret with rival PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar last week, according to an APC official.
According to the army statement, the accusations are "wicked" and "malicious.".
It's too close to call who will succeed the current president of the most populous nation in Africa.
The three leading candidates for the 25 February elections are Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The army declared that it was "loyal to the constitution," professional, and would never take part in a plot to overthrow the civil government.
The spokesperson for Nigeria's Defense Headquarters, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, stated that "The Armed Forces of Nigeria will never be part of any ignoble plot to truncate our hard-earned democracy.".
The statement from the army has received no response from the government or the major political parties.
People are more concerned about more urgent issues like insecurity, fuel shortages, and a lack of new banknotes, which has added to the country's economic crisis, than they are about the military takeover claim, which has largely gone unnoticed by the public.
