Nigeria: Military officers to face trial over coup plot

"The probe revealed a plot to overthrow the government, Samaila Uba, Nigerian military spokesman said in a statement Monday. "The findings have identified a number of the officers with allegations of plotting to overthrow the government which is inconsistent with the ethics, values and professional standards required of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria," Uba said. The spokesman added that the officers found culpable would be formally indicted by the appropriate military judicial body."

"When reports of the alleged coup plot emerged last year, the government initially issued strong denials. Tinubu, however, reshuffled the country's top military brass. "Normally when such a thing happens, it means there is a gap in intelligence. No leader would accept that," the AFP news agency quoted a senior Nigerian official as saying. Nigeria has had a history of military takeovers, with multiple coups between 1966 and 1993. The oil-rich western African nation transitioned to civilian rule"

"At least 16 officers were arrested in October over what military authorities described as "acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations." Authorities then launched an investigation into the officers' conduct. The probe revealed a plot to overthrow the government, Samaila Uba, Nigerian military spokesman said in a statement Monday. It was not clear how many of the 16 officers who were arrested will face trial and authorities did not provide their names. They also didn't give a date for the trials."

At least 16 military officers were arrested in October over alleged acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations. A subsequent probe found indications of a plot to overthrow the government, according to military spokesman Samaila Uba. Officers identified as culpable are to be formally indicted by the appropriate military judicial body, though names and trial dates were not released and the number who will face trial remains unclear. President Bola Tinubu reshuffled top military brass after initial government denials. Officials expressed concern about intelligence gaps. Nigeria experienced multiple military takeovers between 1966 and 1993 before transitioning to civilian rule.

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