Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), says an alleged coup plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu is genuine and that security agencies are still investigating it. He says the people involved intended to seize power and that investigators have verified the suspects’ intention.
Musa provides an update in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, indicating that Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) and the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) are leading the probe. One outlet reports that suspects have been charged and are facing trial, while all accounts emphasize that the agencies continue collecting information before further public disclosures.
The sources also differ slightly in emphasis: one frames the plotters’ motive as personal ambition, while another focuses on the ongoing nature of the investigation and Musa’s characterisation of the suspects as “misguided.” Despite these differences, the outlets agree on the core points that Musa confirms the alleged plot’s authenticity and that DSS and NIA remain involved, with legal proceedings in motion.
