The Digest:
Premium Times has exclusively obtained the names and profiles of 16 military officers detained over an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu's government. The list includes a Brigadier General suspected of being the plot's leader, a Colonel accused of being a key strategist, and several other officers, predominantly from the Infantry Corps and the Nigerian Defence Academy's 56 Regular Course.
Key Points:
- Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq is identified as the suspected leader of the plot.
- Colonel M.A. Ma'aji is named as a key strategist.
- Other detained officers include Lt. Colonels S. Bappah, A.A. Hayatu, P. Dangnap, and M. Almakura.
- Also detained are Majors A. J Ibrahim, M.M. Jiddah, M.A. Usman, D. Yusuf, and I. Dauda.
- The list includes Captains Ibrahim Bello and A.A Yusuf, Lieutenant S.S Felix, Lieutenant Commander D. B. Abdullahi, and Squadron Leader S. B Adamu.
- Fourteen of the officers are from the Army, one from the Navy, and one from the Air Force.
- Most are from northern Nigeria and belong to combat units like the Infantry Corps.
Sources: Premium Times
