By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA — The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, stated yesterday that the Particular Investigative Panel it set as much as probe 16 officers of the Armed Forces alleged to have been indicted in acts of indiscipline and coup plotting will face a army courtroom martial.
In accordance with DHQ, the acts of indiscipline of the affected officers are opposite to service rules.
Main-Normal Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Info, who disclosed this in a press release in Abuja, stated the investigation examined all circumstances surrounding the conduct of the affected personnel and recognized officers with circumstances to reply, together with allegations bordering on a plot to overthrow the federal government.
He stated such actions are inconsistent with the ethics, values {and professional} requirements anticipated of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
“It could be recalled that the Defence Headquarters issued a press assertion in October 2025 concerning the arrest of 16 officers over acts of indiscipline and breaches of service rules.
“The Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN, needs to tell most people that investigations into the matter have been concluded, and the report forwarded to the suitable superior authority according to extant rules.
“The great investigation course of, performed in accordance with established army procedures, has fastidiously examined all circumstances surrounding the conduct of the affected personnel.
‘’The findings have recognized quite a lot of officers with allegations of plotting to overthrow the federal government which is inconsistent with the ethics, values {and professional} requirements required of members of the AFN,” the assertion learn.
The Defence spokesman emphasised that the measures being taken had been “purely disciplinary and a part of inner institutional mechanisms to protect self-discipline, cohesion and operational effectiveness inside the ranks.”
He stated the arraignment will proceed below the Armed Forces Act and different related service rules, to make sure equity and due course of.
“The AFN reiterates that measures being taken are purely disciplinary and a part of ongoing institutional mechanisms to protect order, self-discipline and operational effectiveness inside the ranks,” the assertion added.
He reaffirmed the dedication of the Armed Forces to professionalism, loyalty and respect for constitutional authority, assuring the general public that due course of and equity will probably be strictly noticed all through the proceedings.
Sources had disclosed that the 16 officers in custody comprised Brigadier Normal Musa Sadiq (Nasarawa, forty fourth Common Course); Colonel M. Ma’aji (Niger, forty seventh Course); Lt.-Col S. Bappah (Bauchi, 56th Course); Lt Col A. Hayatu (Kaduna, 56th Course); Lt Col Dangnan (Plateau, 56th Course); and Lt Col M. Almakura (Nasarawa, 56th Course).
Others embrace Main A. Ibrahim (Gombe, 56th Course); Main M. Jiddah (Katsina, 56th Course); Main M.A. Usman (FCT, sixtieth Course); Main D. Yusuf (Gombe, 59th Course); Main I. Dauda (Jigawa, DSSC 38); Captain I. Bello (DSSC 43); and Captain A. Yusuf, Lieutenant S. Felix (DSSC). Additionally included had been Lieutenant Commander D.B. Abdullahi (Navy), Squadron Chief S. Adamu (Air Pressure).
A lot of the officers, sources stated, belong to the Infantry Corps, Indicators Corps, and Ordnance Corps.
Recall that the DHQ had, in October 2025, introduced the arrest of the officers, saying investigations had been accomplished according to established army procedures and extant rules.
Nigeria has had a fancy historical past of army involvement in politics, with a number of coups between 1966 and 1993, which has made allegations of coup-plotting extremely delicate.
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