US EditionTrial opens after Nigeria charges six over 2025 coup plot
The defendants pleaded not guilty to 13 counts, and prosecutors say the alleged plot targeted Aso Rock and top Nigerian leaders.
- On Wednesday, April 22, six former security officials pleaded not guilty to treason and terrorism charges at the Abuja High Court, accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu's government in October 2025.
- Prosecutors allege the conspirators planned to seize Aso Rock, the presidential villa, and assassinate President Tinubu, his deputy Kashim Shettima, and the leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives.
- The indictment claims the accused conspired "among themselves to commit an act of terrorism" and "indirectly, but knowingly" provided "support" to alleged mastermind Colonel Mohammed Alhassan, according to court documents.
- Judge Joyce Abdulmalik remanded the six suspects to Department of State Services custody, denying defense lawyers' oral bail applications and setting the next trial date for April 27.
- While a seventh suspect remains at large, the government continues tightening security measures following the 2025 plot, which triggered a military high command reshuffle and ongoing prosecutions.
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Trial opens after Nigeria charges six over 2025 coup plot
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Six suspected Nigerian coup plotters plead not guilty as court adjourns trial
ABUJA, April 22 - Six former security officials accused of plotting the violent overthrow of President Bola Tinubu's government last year pleaded not guilty on Wednesday as a court in the capital Abuja adjourned their trial to April 27. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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