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Nigeria Says it Has Foiled Coup Attempt and Charges 6 with Treason

Tuesday, 21 April 2026 07:01 AM EDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities said they had foiled a plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu and charged six people, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, with terrorism and treason, according to charge sheet seen by the Associated Press on Tuesday.

The six people accused of treason were all in custody.

A seventh suspect, former Bayelsa state Governer Timpre Sylva, is accused of helping to conceal the plot and is still at large.

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