BREAKING: Military authority reveal identities of coup plotters

After weeks of denial of coup, the military authority has revealed a senior officer of the Nigerian Navy, identified as Lieutenant Commander B. Abdullahi, who is being detained as among the coup plotters.

The Directorate of Military Intelligence has been investigating alleged coup plot to topple President Bola Ahmed Tinubu few weeks ago.

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SaharaReporters reports that the suspect who belongs to the 56 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria has been arrested and detained in a military facility alongside other two Airforce officers.

CAPITAL POST earlier reported that 16 military officers have been arrested, as at Thursday noon, a source said, the number of arrested officers have increased on suspicion of coup plot.

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The first batch of officers arrested over coup allegation include a Brigadier General, the reason for which the Independence Day Anniversary was cancelled, according to a source who is closing monitoring the development in Abuja.

The detained officers have reportedly been held for more than three weeks in an undisclosed facility in Abuja. Family members initially feared their loved ones had been kidnapped due to the absence of official communication from the military.

A top source identified one of the alleged ringleaders as Lieutenant Colonel Al-Makura, adding that the arrests cut across the three services.

“Like I told you earlier, it was trio service. Two Air Force personnel, one from Bayelsa State and the other from Jigawa. Also, a Naval officer was arrested, he is B. Abdullahi (56RC),” the source revealed.

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