Nigerian Government Charges Military Officers in Connection with Alleged Coup Plot
The Nigerian government has officially charged a number of retired senior military officers in connection with an alleged coup attempt aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu. The accused appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja, facing a...
The Nigerian government has officially charged a number of retired senior military officers in connection with an alleged coup attempt aimed at unseating President Bola Tinubu. The accused appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja, facing a serious 13-count indictment that includes conspiring to “levy war against the state.”
Reports suggest that the conspirators planned to invade the Presidential Villa, seize control of the government, and imprison President Tinubu along with other senior officials. This intricate scheme is said to involve approximately 40 individuals, among them active-duty officers from both the infantry and special forces branches of the army.
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Notably, the charges also include Timipre Sylva, the former Governor of Bayelsa State, who previously held the position of Minister of State for Petroleum Resources during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.