{"id":125264,"date":"2026-01-27T22:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=125264"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:54:38","slug":"dhq-names-16-officers-in-2025-alleged-coup-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/dhq-names-16-officers-in-2025-alleged-coup-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"DHQ Names 16 Officers in 2025 Alleged Coup Plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has concluded investigations into sixteen military officers arrested in October 2025 over alleged acts of indiscipline, including claims of plotting to overthrow the Federal Government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement issued on Monday, January 26, 2026, the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba, disclosed that the investigation report has been forwarded to the appropriate authorities in line with extant military regulations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the DHQ, findings from the probe revealed that some of the officers engaged in activities deemed inconsistent with the ethics, values and professional standards of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), including allegations bordering on attempts to undermine constitutional authority.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe comprehensive investigation process, conducted in accordance with established military procedures, has carefully examined all circumstances surrounding the conduct of the affected personnel. The findings have identified a number of the officers with allegations of plotting to overthrow the government which is inconsistent with the ethics, values and professional standards required of members of the AFN,\u201d the statement read.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Defence Headquarters added that officers found to have cases to answer would be arraigned before appropriate military judicial panels for trial under the Armed Forces Act and other relevant service laws.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indicted Officers as listed in the report include:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq (Nasarawa, 44th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Colonel M. A. Ma\u2019aji (Niger, 47th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant Colonel S. Bappah (Bauchi, 56th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Hayatu (Kaduna, 56th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant Colonel Dangnan (Plateau, 56th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant Colonel M. Almakura (Nasarawa, 56th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major A. J. Ibrahim (Gombe, 56th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major M. M. Jiddah (Katsina, 56th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major M. A. Usman (Federal Capital Territory, 60th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major D. Yusuf (Gombe, 59th Regular Course)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Major I. Dauda (Jigawa, DSSC 38)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain I. Bello (DSSC 43)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Captain A. A. Yusuf<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant S. S. Felix (DSSC)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lieutenant Commander D. B. Abdullahi (Nigerian Navy)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Squadron Leader S. B. Adamu (Nigerian Air Force)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The DHQ noted that most of the officers are drawn from the Infantry, Signals and Ordnance Corps of the Armed Forces.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In October 2025, reports of an alleged coup plot against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s administration circulated widely on social media. At the time, the Defence Headquarters dismissed the claims as \u201cfalse and misleading,\u201d urging Nigerians to disregard what it described as misinformation spread by enemies of the state.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Subsequently, President Tinubu announced a reshuffle of the leadership of Nigeria\u2019s Armed Forces.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has concluded investigations into sixteen military officers arrested in October 2025 over alleged acts of indiscipline, including claims of plotting to overthrow the&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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