Military court postpones ruling in alleged coup plot trial involving military officers

The General Court Martial proceeding the alleged coup crippled lawsuit involving immoderate subject officers accused of attempting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s medication has postponed its ruling for the 4th time.

The ruling, initially scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2026, has present been moved to Monday, October 5, 2026.

In a announcement issued to members of the tribunal and different acrophobic parties, the subject said the sitting earlier scheduled for September 30 had been postponed to October 5.

The caller sitting is scheduled to statesman astatine 10 a.m. astatine the Scorpion Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, Abuja.

The notice, signed by Major M.U. Ardo, the liaison officer, did not springiness a crushed for the postponement.

The ruling is expected to find the admissibility of statements allegedly obtained from immoderate of the accused officers pursuing a trial-within-a-trial conducted by the court.

Defence lawyers had challenged the admissibility of the statements, alleging that immoderate of the accused officers were coerced by officials ...