A foiled coup plot targeting Nigeria's top leaders, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, has been uncovered.
The plot, involving military personnel and civilians, was thwarted by a joint Army-SSS operation in September 2025.
Key details:
- A serving officer reported the plan to the then Army Chief, Maj. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, fearing implication in treason.
- SSS independently gathered intel on the plot, leading to coordinated arrests.
- Suspects were detained, with some escaping and later re-arrested.
- President Tinubu cancelled the October 1 parade and approved an investigation.
- 16 officers were probed; the military initially denied a coup plot but later acknowledged it.
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