Tag: Coup attempt

Alleged Coup Plot: 16 officers detained, as NDDC boss Ogbuku denies arrest rumour

Aminu Imam
Alleged coup plot officers detained

Fresh details have emerged regarding the ongoing investigation into the foiled October 1 coup plot in Nigeria, with 16 military officers now confirmed to be in detention. According to security sources, 14 of the suspects are from the Nigerian Army, including a Brigadier-General, a Colonel, four Lieutenant Colonels, five Majors, two Captains, and one Lieutenant. The remaining two officers are a Navy Lieutenant Commander and an Air Force Squadron Leader. Most of the Army suspects reportedly belong to the Infantry Corps, with several identified as graduates of the 56th Regular…

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Alleged Coup Plot: Soldiers raid ex-Minister, Sylva’s Abuja home

Aminu Imam
Soldiers raid Sylva’s Abuja home

…As he reportedly flees Nigeria Nigerian security forces have launched a manhunt for former Bayelsa State governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, following allegations linking him to a foiled military coup plot. Armed personnel of the Nigerian Army and operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) reportedly raided Sylva’s Abuja and Bayelsa residences early yesterday, acting on what officials described as “credible intelligence” connecting the former minister to detained officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Multiple security sources confirmed that the…

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Coup attempt in Sierra Leone, US reacts

Aminu Imam

An attempted coup in the capital city of Sierra Leone was thwarted in the early hours of yesterday, resulting in heavy gunfire and widespread chaos. The military arsenal base was breached and looted, and a fierce exchange of gunfire ensued between the coup plotters and government forces. Confirming the incident, President Julius Maada Bio, in a release declared a nationwide curfew as the military continues to search for the perpetrators. Another statement by the Minister of Information and Civic Education of Sierra Leone, Chernor Bah, said some unidentified individuals carried…

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