Six individuals in Nigerians, among them a retired Major General and a serving police inspector, have been charged with treason over an alleged attempt to overthrow President Bola Tinubu in a coup plot last year.
The charges were filed by the Attorney General at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where the accused are expected to appear before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik today.
Speculation about the alleged plot first emerged in October 2025.
The government suddenly cancelled a planned military parade marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
–Channel Africa–
