Nigeria’s coup plot treason trial - what do we know?

What court papers and sources close to the investigation have told the BBC about the scope of the plan.

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It was due to take place on 1 October 2025 - the day Nigeria marked the 65th anniversary of its independence from the UK.

But at the very last minute the celebratory parade, to be attended by the president, was cancelled - and the government and military were tight-lipped about why.

It was only in January that the military announced, in a statement short on detail, that 16 unnamed senior military officers were to face a court-martial over an alleged plot - effectively admitting a coup attempt had been thwarted.

Now court documents, filed by state prosecutors at the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, have revealed the name of the alleged mastermind and suggest that one of the major aims of the plotters was to destabilise the state ahead of the planned takeover.