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Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
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The charges were filed by the Attorney General at the Federal High Court in the capital, Abuja, where the defendants are due to appear before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Wednesday.
A seventh person - a former governor and one-time oil minister, Timipre Sylva - was also named but the court documents said he was still at large.
Rumours of the coup plot first surfaced in October 2025 when the government abruptly cancelled a planned military parade to mark Nigeria's 65th Independence Anniversary.
At the time, officials cited security threats - but speculation quickly linked the cancellation to a possible coup plot.
The military denied the suggestion, but in January it announced that 16 officers were to be tried before a military court for attempting to oust the president.
It is unclear whether the charges filed in the Federal High Court, which also include terrorism and money laundering, are in addition to the military prosecutions.
Those named in the Attorney General's case are:
According to the charge sheet, the six defendants, who have yet to comment on the allegations, "conspired with one another to levy war against the state to overawe" the president.
The court papers suggest that coup plot was led by Col Mohammed Alhassan Ma'aji, who was arrested along with other accomplices.
Prosecutors also allege the defendants had prior knowledge of the Col Ma'aji's "treasonable act", but failed to inform authorities.
The charges include the suppression of intelligence, with prosecutors alleging the defendants were intent on destabilising the state and failed to disclose information that could have helped prevent terrorism.
Money-laundering allegations form a significant part of the case - with accusations that money changed
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