Nigerian security agencies have wrapped up investigations into an alleged coordinated coup plot aimed at violently overthrowing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, with 40 suspects identified and detained, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report.
The suspects span senior and mid-level officers of the Nigerian Army, Navy, Air Force, the Police Force, and civilian collaborators, pointing to what security sources describe as a deeply embedded and multi-layered conspiracy.
How the Alleged Plot Unravelled
Intelligence sources said the arrests followed a covert, inter-agency operation led by Army Headquarters and the Department of State Services (SSS) after weeks of surveillance, communications tracking, and financial intelligence.
According to investigators:
16 serving military officers were arrested for alleged direct participation
Two civilians were linked to reconnaissance activities
Two suspects were allegedly recruited to incite civil disobedience to justify a takeover. Five individuals were connected to suspected funding channels. 13 suspects were initially picked up by the SSS, including a police officer, military personnel, and civilians One detained soldier reportedly escaped custody but was later rearrested in Bauchi State by SSS operatives.
FULL LIST OF SUSPECTS AND DESIGNATIONS
Senior Military Officers
MA Sadiq (Brigadier General) – Army Headquarters Garrison
MA Ma’aji (Colonel) – Defence Space Administration
IM Gana (Major General, Rtd.) – No. 34 A Army Estate, Kubwa, Abuja
Lieutenant Colonels
S Bappah (Lt. Colonel) – 525 Signal Regiment
AA Hayatu (Lt. Colonel) – 130 Battalion Main, Ogoja, Cross River State
P Dangnap (Lt. Colonel) – 134 Special Force Battalion
M Almakura (Lt. Colonel) – 197 Special Force Battalion
AA Jarma (Lt. Colonel) – Commanding Officer, 35 Battalion, Katsina
SM Gana (Lt. Colonel) – 115 Task Force Battalion
Majors
AD Dauda (Major) – Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji
JM Ganaks (Major) – Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji
AJ Ibrahim (Major) – Army Headquarters, Department of Policy and Plans
MM Jiddah (Major) – 26 Battalion
MA Usman (Major) – 35 Battalion
D Yusuf (Major) – Forward Operating Base Molai (AHQ SG)
J Iliyasu (Major) – 3 Division Garrison
A Mohammed (Major) – 63 Brigade Garrison
Navy & Air Force Officers
DB Abdullahi (Lieutenant Commander) – Naval Base Abuja
SB Adamu (Squadron Leader) – National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC)
NG Zuzu (Squadron Leader) – Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force Camp
UI Yusuf (Wing Commander) – International/Helicopter Flying School, Enugu.
Captains & Lieutenants
G Binuga (Captain) – 1 Nigerian Navy Marine Force Brigade
AA Yusuf (Captain) – Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration (NASFA)
1 Bello (Captain) – 82 Division Garrison
ML Mohammed (Captain) – 18 Battalion
SS Felix (Lieutenant) – 81 Division Provost Group
J Aminu (Lieutenant) – Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Army Headquarters
Non-Commissioned Officers
Nasiru Ibrahim (Warrant Officer) – 82 Division Garrison
Sanda Usman (Sergeant) – 167 Special Force Battalion
Mohammed Zubairu (Sergeant) – 177 Guards Battalion
Abdul Abdullahi (Staff Sergeant) – 82 Division Garrison
Momoh Audu (Corporal) – 343 Artillery Regiment
Y Nasiru (Lance Corporal) – 82 Division Garrison
Sambo Danladi (Lance Corporal) – 82 Division Garrison
Police & Retired Personnel
Ahmed Ibrahim (Inspector) – 24 Police Mobile Force, Presidential Villa
EO Victor (Navy Captain, Rtd.) – 3 Abraham Avenue, off Odili Road, Port Harcourt
Civilians
Umoru Zekeri – Julius Berger, Presidential Villa Electrician
Ali Isah – Presidential Villa Ambulance Driver
Stanley Kingley Amandi – Actor / Alleged Propagandist
Goni Bukar – Civilian (role under investigation)
Why This Case Is Explosive
Security experts say the alleged plot represents one of the gravest internal threats to Nigeria’s democratic order in recent years, citing the breadth of military involvement and civilian infiltration of sensitive facilities.
Authorities are expected to issue official statements and file charges in the coming days as Nigerians await clarity on the scale, motive, and intended execution of the alleged coup.
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