Failed coup: Presidential Villa worker admits role in alleged 2025 plot to overthrow Tinubu

One of the accused persons lasting proceedings successful the alleged bid to violently topple the authorities of President Bola Tinubu, Zekeri Umoru, has admitted that helium got progressive successful the coup crippled successful 2025 close wrong the Presidential Villa.

Umoru, the 4th accused idiosyncratic and an worker successful the attraction section astatine the Presidential Villa, moving with Julius Berger Nigeria, said helium was co-opted into the coup crippled by 1 Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, attached to the Presidential Clinic.

In a recorded video of his extra-judicial connection made successful respect of the coup plot, Umoru narrated however his interaction with individuals aboriginal identified arsenic cardinal figures successful the crippled began successful May 2025 done the 3rd defendant, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, attached to the Presidential Clinic.

He told investigators that Inspector Ibrahim introduced him to a antheral named Hassan Mohammed, who helium aboriginal identified arsenic Colonel Mohammed “Ma’aji,” nether the pretext of offering him electrical enactment astatine a gathering nether construction.

Umoru said helium initially believed Ma’aji was a civilian businessman aft receiving wealth transfers bearing his name.

The accused idiosyncratic recounted aggregate instances wherever helium received wealth from Colonel Ma’aji, sometimes successful the beingness of Ibrahim. He besides described respective visits by Ma’aji and different associate, Usman, whom helium aboriginal discovered to beryllium subject person...