Court admits FG’s evidence against six alleged coup plotters
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Likewise, the sixth defendant, an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdulkadir, said in another video recording before the court that he warned the coup plotters that the plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed. Among the proof of evidence the court admitted were extrajudicial statements the defendants made before a Special Investigation Panel and military police authorities.
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✦The defendants were said to have conspired to commit an act of terrorism in Nigeria.
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Thursday:By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence exhibits tendered by the Federal Government against six persons accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état.2026:They are answering to a 13-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2026.Thursday:Delivering the ruling on Thursday, Justice Abdulmalik held that the defendants failed to establish their allegation that they were coerced into making confessional statements.
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✦Likewise, the sixth defendant, an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdulkadir, said in another video recording before the court that he warned the coup plotters that the plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed.
✦Among the proof of evidence the court admitted were extrajudicial statements the defendants made before a Special Investigation Panel and military police authorities.
✦The defendants were said to have conspired to commit an act of terrorism in Nigeria.
Key Facts:Thursday: By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence exhibits tendered by the Federal Government against six persons accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état.2026: They are answering to a 13-count charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2026.Thursday: Delivering the ruling on Thursday, Justice Abdulmalik held that the defendants failed to establish their allegation that they were coerced into making confessional statements.2025: The FG alleged that the defendants, sometime in September 2025, conspired to levy war against the state to overawe President Tinubu, an offence punishable under Section 37(2) of the Criminal Code.
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Among the proof of evidence the court admitted were extrajudicial statements the defendants made before a Special Investigation Panel and military police authorities.
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Likewise, the sixth defendant, an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abdulkadir, said in another video recording before the court that he warned the coup plotters that the plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed.
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence exhibits tendered by the Federal Government against six persons accused of complicity in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration through a coup d’état.
