At least 16 Nigerian military officers, including a brigadier general, have been detained over an alleged coup plot, with most of them drawn from the Army’s Infantry Corps.
Details have begun to emerge about the identities of some Nigerian military officers detained over an alleged coup plot.
Sources familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES that at least 16 officers are currently in custody, though the total number of suspects has reportedly increased since the first arrests. Of the 16 identified so far, 14 are from the Nigerian Army, while the remaining two are from the Navy and the Air Force.
Among the Army officers are a brigadier general, a colonel, four lieutenant colonels, five majors, two captains, and a lieutenant. The naval officer is a Lieutenant Commander, while the Air Force officer holds the rank of Squadron Leader—both ranks equivalent to a Major in the Army.
Further details indicate that 12 of the 14 Army officers belong to the Infantry Corps, the Army’s main combat division. One officer serves in the Signals Corps, responsible for military communications, and another is from the Ordnance Corps, which oversees weapons and logistics.
Military authorities have yet to officially comment on the arrests, which insiders describe as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to destabilize the government.