Nigeria authorities charge six people with treason over alleged plot to overthrow president

NewsWorldAfricaNigeria authorities charge six people with treason over alleged plot to overthrow presidentThose charged include a retired major general and a serving police inspectorDyepkazah Shibayan Tuesday 21 April 2026 18:16 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962103","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/nigeria-coup-plot-treason-charges-b2962103.html","title":"Six charged with treason in Nigeria over alleged plot to overthrow president"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-41589","index":0}Authorities said suspects "conspired with one another to levy war against the state to overawe the president of the Federal Republic" (Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGrou...