May 20, 2026
During the session, Umoru claimed that he was approached over an alleged plan linked to Colonel Mohammed A. Ma’aji, whom investigators identified as the central figure behind the alleged coup plot, according to The Nigerian Lawyers.
Fresh details emerged on Wednesday when the Federal High Court in Abuja played another video evidence presented by the prosecution in the trial of six individuals accused of conspiring to carry out a coup and topple the government of President Bola Tinubu.
The footage, which was admitted as part of the prosecution’s evidence, captured the interrogation of the fourth defendant, Zekeri Umoru, by members of the Special Investigative Panel (SIP) that handled the initial probe into the alleged coup plot.
During the session, Umoru claimed that he was approached over an alleged plan linked to Colonel Mohammed A. Ma’aji, whom investigators identified as the central figure behind the alleged coup plot, according to The Nigerian Lawyers.
