Reports emerged weekend that at least sixteen senior military officers were recently detained by the Armed Forces of Nigeria over an alleged coup plot to overthrow Bola Tinubu, according to sources.
Although there is no official statement in this regard yet, it was reported that the attempted coup happened before October 1.
SaharaReporters reported that a senior official of the Defence Intelligence Agency revealed the arrested officers, led by a Brigadier General, were planning to “take over government from selfish politicians.”
According to him, “The 16 officers were planning a coup. The military authorities were just being diplomatic in the statement released by the spokesperson.
“They have started doing secret meetings on how to overthrow the President and other top government officials. They’re all officers within the rank of Captain to Brigadier-General and are still in detention at DIA as we talk.
“They were picked recently at their various houses around the country. Their main objective was to overthrow President Tinubu and announce a military government.”
