US EditionNigeria: Exclusive - Alleged Coup - Details of Some Detained Officers Emerge
At least 16 military officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force are detained for plotting to assassinate Nigeria’s top leaders, with suspects mainly from northern regions.
- Recently, the Nigerian military launched a probe into a foiled late-September coup that involved plans to assassinate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, detaining 16 officers as investigations progressed.
- Recently, the military arrested 16 officers in the initial round of detentions, with insiders saying the number of suspects has since increased; fourteen are Army personnel from the 56th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, and two are from the Navy and Air Force.
- Details show a mix of ranks including a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains and one lieutenant; six initial arrestees include four lieutenant colonels and two majors, plus a Navy Lieutenant Commander and an Air Force Squadron Leader.
- Recently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reshuffled the military high command, removing Christopher Musa and appointing General Olufemi Oluyede, Waidi Shaibu, Sunday Kelvin Aneke, and Idi Abbas, while retaining Major General Emmanuel Undiendeye.
- Wednesday, Sahara Reporters said security forces raided Abuja, arresting former Bayelsa governor Timipre Sylva's brother and aide; Sylva's camp denied involvement, while Defence Headquarters called the inquiry routine.
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Alleged Coup Plot: Brigadier-Gen, Colonel, 4 Lieutenant Colonels, Others Under Probe
The identities of the 16 military officers allegedly detained in connection with the botched coup plot against the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration have been revealed amid an ongoing investigation into the incident by the military authorities. The detained officers, according to Premium Times, an online news platform, include a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains, a lieutenant, a lieutenant…
Alleged coup plot: Fresh details emerge as sixteen military officers are detained
Fresh details have surfaced revealing the identities of at least 16 Nigerian military officers currently in detention over an alleged plot to topple the government. According to reliable military sources, fourteen of the detained officers belong to the Nigerian Army, while the remaining two are from the Navy and the Air Force. The group comprises a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains, and one lieuten…
Tension in Abuja as Finance Minister Allegedly Collapses Over Coup Plot “Kill List” — Akelicious
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has reportedly been flown to London for medical treatment after allegedly collapsing upon seeing a purported “kill list” linked to a suspected coup plot aimed at overthrowing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. A senior government insider told reporters that Edun fainted after being shown the list, which was said to have been compiled by a group of military officers allegedly plotting to violently to…
Nigerian Military Hunts 2 Officers Accused in Alleged Coup Plot
ABUJA, Nigeria — Two military officers have fled Nigeria after being named among those alleged to be involved in a plot to overthrow Nigeria’s democratic government, according to senior security sources who spoke to TheCable. The officers, identified as Major JM Ganaks and Captain G. Binuga, are said to have escaped shortly before their scheduled arrest, widening a high-profile investigation that has already led to the detention of more than 30 …
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