FG Files Terrorism charges against Six alleged coup plotters

The Nigerian Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against six persons, over alleged plot to commit acts of terrorism.

In the charge filed on Monday, April 20th, the office of the Attorney General of the federation leveled accusations ranging from treason to terrorism against the defendants. The charge, as signed by the office of public prosecutions , also accused the defendants of failure to disclose security intelligence and money laundering linked to terrorism financing.

The defendants which include two retired senior military officers and a serving police inspector, are scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, tomorrow Wednesday.

Retired Major General Mohammed Gana, retired Naval Captain Erasmus Victor, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Goni, and Abdulkadir Sani—are facing the allegations alongside former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva.

As at the time of this writing, Former Sylvia was still at large.

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