A senior security source familiar with the matter told SaharaReporters that the officer's condition forced the court proceedings scheduled for Wednesday to be suspended.
The ongoing General Court Martial trying 36 Nigerian military personnel over an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Tinubu was on Wednesday reportedly stalled after one of the defendants, identified as Captain M.L. Muhammad, collapsed while in detention.
Multiple security sources familiar with the proceedings told SaharaReporters that the trial could not continue following the incident involving the officer, who they alleged had been held in illegal and dehumanising detention facility operated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).
According to the sources, Captain Muhammad reportedly collapsed on Tuesday night after suffering severe medical complications while being held in a 30-foot underground confined detention facility.
The sources said that the officer experienced convulsions, repeated vomiting, seizures, and difficulty breathing, which they claimed resulted from prolonged exposure to radiation inside the detention facility.
