There are indications that the Federal Government is undecided on the mode of trial for the officers alleged to have plotted a coup against President Bola Tinubu.View/Read Original.
Saturday PUNCH gathered that the Federal Government has not given instruction on whether the suspects should be court-martialled or arraigned in a regular court.
According to credible sources, the confusion stems from concerns that the offence was committed under a democratic government, not in a military administration where erring officers could have been arraigned in military courts.
In October 2025, the military arrested 16 senior officers, including one Brigadier General, a Naval officer, and Air Force personnel, but the authority denied that it had something to do with the coup plot.
However, the Defence Headquarters, on January 26, admitted that the officers were indeed arrested for their involvement in a coup plot.View/Read Original.