Nigeria: Premium Times to Bring Rare, Intriguing Details of 2025 Alleged Coup Plot Against Tinubu Administration

What the report says

AllAfrica, carrying a Premium Times report from Abuja dated 24 July 2026, says Premium Times is preparing a special series based on official investigation files about an alleged failed 2025 coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s government. The article says the alleged conspiracy came to the government’s attention in September 2025 and was linked to a scaled-down Independence Day celebration on 1 October that year, while officials publicly sought to minimise or reject reports of a plot.

According to the report, the matter is now before both military and civilian courts. Six men, including retired military officers and a police officer, have been arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja on charges including treason, terrorism and money laundering. Separately, 36 serving military personnel are said to be facing proceedings before a General Court Martial.

Premium Times says the documents it obtained include investigation records, witness statements and other security-agency materials prepared with prosecution in view. The report says investigators identified Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji of the Defence Space Administration as a central alleged coordinator. It also says those questioned include serving and retired officers, a police officer, clerics, politicians, businesspeople and civilians.

The article previews forthcoming reporting on alleged recruitment, fundraising, arms mobilisation, logistics and attack planning, as well as communications investigators attribute to suspects. It also repeats earlier Premium Times reporting that investigators alleged senior political and military figures, including Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, were among those targeted. The allegations remain subject to ongoing court processes, and the report does not state that any defendant has been convicted.