Six individuals, including retired military officers, face trial in Abuja over alleged coup plot
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Six individuals, including two retired senior military officers and a serving police inspector, are set to be arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja today, April 22, 2026. The defendants, retired Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Ochegobia Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, and Abdulkadir Sani, face 13 counts. These charges include conspiracy, attempt to commit treason, terrorism, failure to disclose security intelligence, financing terrorism, and money laundering. Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, is also named in the charge but is currently at large. The prosecution alleges that the defendants conspired in 2025 to wage war against Nigeria and overthrow the President. They are also accused of failing to report knowledge of a planned treasonable act involving Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji and others, and of indirectly supporting acts of terrorism. Specific financial transactions linked to terrorism financing are also detailed in the charges against Abdulkadir Sani, Bukar Kashim Goni, Zekeri Umoru, and Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim. These developments occur amidst ongoing investigations into an alleged coup plot, which led to the arrest of 16 military officers in 2025. The military has established a court martial to try serving personnel implicated in the case, who have now been granted access to their lawyers. Wives of detained officers, including Nana Usman and Shafa’atu Ali
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