Coup plot: Full list of detained 40 suspects
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Among the suspects are senior military officers across the armed forces, a police officer, and civilians allegedly involved in reconnaissance, funding, and propaganda operations.
Forty suspects have so far been detained for alleged plot to violently overthrow the democratically elected government of President Bola Tinubu.
Among the suspects are senior military officers across the armed forces, a police officer, and civilians allegedly involved in reconnaissance, funding, and propaganda operations.
The 40 suspects were identified following conclusion of investigations into the plot by Nigerian security agencies.
The suspects were apprehended following a covert intelligence operation coordinated by the Army Headquarters and the State Security Service (SSS).
According to PREMIUM TIMES, thirteen people were apprehended by the SSS, including two military personnel (one retired), one policeman, and ten civilians, in connection with the alleged plot.
Sixteen military officers were arrested for direct participation, two civilians for reconnaissance, two for being recruited to incite civil disobedience to justify the coup, and five others in connection with funding channels.
The newspaper also reported that one detained soldier escaped custody but was later rearrested by SSS operatives in Bauchi.
On Monday, the Defence Headquarters confirmed that the investigation had been completed and forwarded to “appropriate superior authority in line with extant regulations.”
The military disclosed that findings identified “several officers with allegations of plotting to overthrow the government,” describing such conduct as “inconsistent with the ethics, values and professional standards required of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”
It was gathered that the coup plotters initially planned to disrupt the handover of power from former President Muhammadu Buhari to President Tinubu on 29 May 2023, during the presidential inauguration.
However, the plan was suspended due to insufficient funds and inadequate logistical arrangements.
The conspirators allegedly reactivated their plans in 2025 after Timipre Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa State, allegedly transferred nearly N1 billion in multiple tranches to three separate bank accounts operated by a Bureau De Change operator, our sources said.
Mr Sylva and a retired officer identified as General Adamu, both accused of bankrolling the coup plotters, remain at large.
The investigation has identified retired Major General Adamu as one of the key figures connected to the network. He remains at large, alongside three other suspects.
Intelligence sources disclosed that one of the fleeing suspects was tracked to a country in South America, though his exact location has not been officially disclosed for security reasons.
Multiple security agencies are now working together to dismantle the remaining cells linked to the plot, with ongoing surveillance and cross-border intelligence coordination.
The full list obtained by PREMIUM TIMES includes MA Sadiq, a brigadier general attached to the Army Headquarters Garrison, MA Ma’aji, a colonel with the Defence Space Administration, and S Bappah, a lieutenant colonel serving at the 525 Signal Regiment, among others.
Other high-ranking officers include Lieutenant Colonels AA Hayatu, P Dangnap, M Almakura, AA Jarma, and SM Gana from various battalions and special forces units.
The list also includes majors, captains, lieutenants, non-commissioned officers, and civilians, among them Umoru Zekeri, identified as a Julius Berger Villa Electrician; Ali Isah, a villa ambulance driver; and Stanley Kingley Amandi, an actor allegedly hired as a propagandist.
The full names of the suspects and their unit/role are attached below:
NAME UNIT/ADDRESS
MA Sadiq (Brigadier General) Army Headquarters Garrison
MA Ma’aji (Colonel) Defence Space Administration
S Bappah (Lt. Colonel) 525 Signal Regiment
AA Hayatu (Lt Colonel) 130 Battalion Main, Ogoja, Cross River State
P Dangnap (Lt Colonel) 134 Special Force Battalion
M Almakura (Lt Colonel) 197 Special Force Battalion
AA Jarma (Lt Colonel) CO, 35 Battalion Katsina
SM Gana (Lt Colonel) 115 Task Force Battalion
AD Dauda (Maj) Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji
JM GANAKS (Maj) Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji
AJ Ibrahim (Maj) Army Headquarters’ Department of Policy and Plans
MM Jiddah (Maj) 26 Battalion
MA Usman (Maj) 35 Battalion
D Yusuf (Maj) Forward Operating Base Molai (AHQ SG)
J Iliyasu (Maj) 3 Division Garrison
A Mohammed (Maj) 63 Brigade Garrison
DB Abdullahi (Lt Cdr) Naval Base Abuja
SB Adamu (Sqn Ldr) National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC)
NG Zuzu (Sqn Ldr) Headquarters, Nigeria Air Force Camp
G Binuga (Captain) 1 NMF Brigade
AA Yusuf (Captain) Nigerian Army of the School of Finance and Administration (NASFA)
1 Bello (Captain) 82 Division Garrison
SS Felix (Lt) 81 Division Provost Group
J Aminu (Lt) Headquarters Directorate of Army Public Relations (DAPR)
Nasiru Ibrahim (WO) 82 Division Garrison
Sanda Usman (Sgt) 167 Special Force Battalion
Mohammed Zubairu (Sgt) 177 Guards Battalion
Momoh Audu (Cpl) 343 Artillery Regiment
Ahmed Ibrahim (Inspector) 24 Police Mobile Force, Presidential Villa
EO Victor (Navy Capt/Rtd) 3 Abraham Avenue off Odili Road, Port Harcourt
Umoru Zekeri Julius Berger, Villa Electrician
Y Nasiru (LCpl) 82 Division Garrison
Sambo Danladi (LCpl) 82 Division Garrison
Abdul Abdullahi (SSgt) 82 Division Garrison
Ali Isah Villa Ambulance Driver
ML Mohammed (Capt) 18 Battalion
UI Yusuf (Wg Cdr) International/Helicopter Flying School, Enugu
IM Gana (Maj Gen Rtd) No 34 A Army Estate, Kubwa, Abuja
Stanley Kingley Amandi Propagandist
Goni Bukar
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