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Coup plot

Officer once detained for diverting palliatives allegedly led coup plotters to kill Tinubu, overthrow government

A senior military officer previously detained over alleged diversion of government palliatives has been named as the suspected leader of a foiled plot to assassinate President Bola Tinubu and topple his administration. Premium Times reported the identities of 16 detained senior officers linked to the alleged coup plan, including Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq, who […]

Coup Plot: Officer posted to ONSA allegedly tasked to kill Ribadu

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An air force officer recently deployed to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) was allegedly assigned to assassinate Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s national security adviser, sources familiar with investigations into the suspected coup plot have told TheCable. The officer, Squadron Leader SB Adamu (service number NAF/3481) from Jigawa State, was posted to the National […]

Military quizzes MD over alleged transfer to Sylva for coup financing

Military investigators probing an alleged plot to topple President Bola Tinubu are interrogating the managing director of a federal government agency in the South-South, amid claims he transferred a “huge sum of money” to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. According to The Punch, two intelligence officers confirmed the arrest, alleging that […]

FG backs military, denies alleged coup plot against Tinubu

The Federal Government on Sunday broke its silence over reports of an alleged failed coup to topple the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, told The PUNCH that the government had full confidence in the military and no reason to doubt the Defence Headquarters’ position dismissing the report […]