Nigeria charges six people with treason over Independence Day coup plot
Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
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Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
Six individuals, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have been charged with treason and terrorism over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. All six pleaded not guilty to the charges, and a seventh suspect, former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva, remains at large.
Nigerian authorities have charged six individuals, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. A seventh suspect, former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva, is accused of aiding in concealing the plot and remains at large.
Nigerian authorities have charged six individuals, including a retired major-general and a serving police inspector, with 'terrorism' and treason over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. A seventh suspect, former Bay ... State Governor Timipre Sylva, is accused of ... .
Nigerian authorities have charged six individuals, including a retired major general ... over an alleged plot to overthrow ... . A seventh suspect, former ... State Governor Timipre Sylva, ... remains at large.
Nigerian authorities have charged six individuals, including a retired major general ... over an alleged plot to overthrow ... . A seventh suspect, former ... State Governor Timipre Sylva, ... remains at large.
Nigerian authorities have charged six individuals, including a retired major general ... over an alleged plot to overthrow ... . A seventh suspect, former ... State Governor Timipre Sylva, is accused of aiding in concealing the plot and remains at large.
The Nigerian federal government has formally charged six individuals with treason and terrorism in connection with a purported conspiracy to oust President Bola Tinubu. The prosecution follows months of speculation regarding military stability in Africa's most populous nation.
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