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Nigeria charges six over alleged Tinubu overthrow plot

Nigeria's government has filed terrorism and treason charges against six former security officials—including a retired major general and serving police inspector—for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, according to court documents released on April 22, 2026. This follows a January trial of 16 military officers over a separate coup attempt, amid a wave of coups and attempted coups in West and Central Africa, and against the backdrop of Nigeria's economic strain and northern Islamist insurgency.

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overthrow plotcoup attemptterrorism chargestreason chargesformer security officialsWest Africa coupsCentral Africa coupseconomic strainIslamist insurgency

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