Nigeria: Soldiers face trial for alleged Tinubu coup plan

Nigeria’s military will try several officers over an alleged plan to oust President Bola Tinubu last year, it said Monday, acknowledging a plot the government had initially denied.

In October, the military said 16 officers had been arrested over “issues of indiscipline”.

Despite official denials, sources across the Nigerian government and military had told AFP they were arrested over a coup plot.

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