Six individuals in Nigeria, 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 Attorney General filed the charges 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, after the government suddenly cancelled a planned military parade marking Nigeria's 65th Independence Anniversary.

Lulu Gaboo spoke to Channel Africa Correspondent in Nigeria, Jonathan James Lyangohn...

Six individuals in Nigeria, 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 Attorney General filed the charges 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, after the government suddenly cancelled a planned military parade marking Nigeria's 65th Independence Anniversary.
Lulu Gaboo spoke to Channel Africa Correspondent in Nigeria, Jonathan James Lyangohn...

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