All Military Personnel Led by a General: Source Exposes Those Behind Coup Plot Against Tinubu
Coup Against Tinubu: Source Reveals It’s All Military Personnel Led by a General
Reports of an alleged plan by some military officers to topple President Bola Tinubu’s administration emerged on Saturday.
However, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) dismissed the reports, insisting that there was no coup-related detention or plan within the Armed Forces.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, told Sunday Punch that the military had not issued any fresh statement beyond its earlier clarification on the arrest of some officers.
Gusau said, “I am not aware that people were detained for a coup. We didn’t issue any new statement on the 16 people we said were detained. What we issued is what we issued, and there’s no update on that. If there’s one, we will let the public know.”
In a statement issued on October 4, Gusau explained that the 16 officers were arrested for acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations, stressing that their grievances were largely linked to career stagnation and repeated failure in promotion examinations.
Despite the DHQ’s explanation, Sahara Reporters alleged that the officers, ranging from the rank of Captain to Brigadier General, were picked up by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government.
According to the platform, the suspects were arrested in their various homes across the country and were accused of holding secret meetings aimed at destabilising the current administration.
A security source who spoke to Sunday Punch confirmed that the arrests were connected to an alleged coup attempt.
The source said, “The arrests started on September 30. Those arrested are more than 16, and they are all military personnel led by a general.”
Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has also denied claims that the October 1 Independence Day Parade was cancelled due to a potential military coup.
Additionally, the DHQ rejected suggestions that the sixteen officers currently under investigation were directly linked to the alleged coup attempt against President Tinubu.