Coup Plot: Defence Minister Says He Was Marked for Arrest, Planned to Be Shot

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has revealed that he was among those identified for arrest by officers accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu, adding that there was a plan to shoot him if he resisted.

He made the disclosure on Sunday during an interview with newsmen, days after the military announced that 16 officers arrested in October 2025 would face trial over an alleged coup plot. He described the alleged plotters as unserious and ill-prepared, questioning their capacity to challenge the Nigerian Armed Forces or the will of the people, stating that Nigerians would have resisted any attempt to return the country to military rule, noting the nation’s long struggle against such governance.

Written by Adeyemi Adewale