Security and military sources familiar with the matter said President Bola Tinubu had expressed confidence in the military to try the indicted officers. In October 2025, the DHQ announced the arrest of 16 officers over acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations. Speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, a Presidential Villa security source told The PUNCH that the plotters had infiltrated the Villa and had perfected plans to carry out the act. “The coup plotters actually compromised the Villa, entered the Villa, some of them military officers. “Weeks after, there was a rumour that the arrest was based on an alleged coup plot, but was immediately debunked by the military and the government.

Source: Punch January 27, 2026 07:08 UTC