15 More Officers Don Land For Detention Over Coup Plot, Number Don Pass 40

Military don arrest another 15 officers of different ranks over alleged coup plot wey dem plan against Federal Government, make total number of detained officers pass 40. Di new arrests follow after di first 16 officers wey dem don arrest start talk during interrogation. Sources yarn say di detained officers don give names of di new ones and di roles wey dem suppose play for di alleged coup plot. Security agencies dey check communication wey dey among di suspects, and dem talk say fit still get more arrests as investigation deep. Di first 16 officers wey dey in custody include 1 Brigadier General, 1 Colonel, 4 Lieutenant Colonels, 5 Majors, 2 Army Captains, 1 Lieutenant Commander (Navy), 1 Squadron Leader (Air Force) and 1 Army Lieutenant. Most of dem dey from Infantry Corps, Signals Corps, and Ordnance Corps.

Insiders also yarn say plenty money wey dem plan use sponsor di alleged coup don trace back to di network behind di plot. Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), EFCC, and other agencies link di funds to one former governor wey still serve as minister of state. Sources add say di detained officers dey cooperate with investigators, dey provide details of how dem recruit people and plan di roles. Dis development follow three weeks after Defence Headquarters confirm say 16 officers don land for arrest for “acts of indiscipline” and service regulation violations. Na di names of di officers be dis:

Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq (Nasarawa, 44th Regular Course)
Colonel M.A. Ma’aji (Niger, 47th Course)
Lt Col S. Bappah (Bauchi, 56th Course)
Lt Col A.A. Hayatu (Kaduna, 56th Course)
Lt Col Dangnan (Plateau, 56th Course)
Lt Col M. Almakura (Nasarawa, 56th Course)
Colonel M.A. Ma’aji (Niger, 47th Course)
Lt Col S. Bappah (Bauchi, 56th Course)
Lt Col A.A. Hayatu (Kaduna, 56th Course)
Lt Col Dangnan (Plateau, 56th Course)
Lt Col M. Almakura (Nasarawa, 56th Course)
Major A.J. Ibrahim (Gombe, 56th Course)
Major M.M. Jiddah (Katsina, 56th Course)
Major M.A. Usman (FCT, 60th Course)
Major D. Yusuf (Gombe, 59th Course)
Major I. Dauda (Jigawa, DSSC 38)
Captain I. Bello (DSSC 43)
Captain A.A. Yusuf
Lieutenant S.S. Felix (DSSC)
Lieutenant Commander D.B. Abdullahi (Navy)
Squadron Leader S.B. Adamu (Air Force)