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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"denied links to a coup plot after his house was ransacked by investigators last October."
— Timipre Sylva , Politician
Key People
Charged military officer in the alleged coup plot.
Serving police inspector linked to the coup plot.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the President of Nigeria.
Bola Tinubu is the President of Nigeria.
One of the individuals charged with treason and terrorism.
Retired Captain involved in the coup plot allegations.
Col Mohammed Alhassan Ma'aji is alleged to have led the coup plot against the Nigerian president.
Identified as the mastermind of the coup.
Retired Major General accused of plotting a coup against the Nigerian government.
Timipre Sylva is a former governor of Bayelsa state and served as Nigeria's petroleum minister from 2019 to 2023.
Timpre Sylva is a former governor of Bayelsa State in Nigeria.
One of the military officers charged over the coup plot.
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Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
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.
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.
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