Defence Minister Christopher Musa has said the officers who plotted to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government were a bunch of confused individuals who recklessly dragged clueless junior officers into a doomed enterprise.
Musa spoke on Arise News on Friday, as the general court martial of officers accused of involvement in the October 2025 plot continues.
“Even the civilians in Nigeria would have taken them down. So I think it was just foolhardy for them to have done what they wanted to do,” he said.
The minister expressed disbelief at the calibre of those involved, saying he shook his head when he considered who they were.
“I just looked at the people that were involved and I shook my head, because they are just a bunch of confused individuals that exposed very junior officers who didn’t know their left from their right, and now put them into this mess. It’s quite unfortunate,” he said.
On the ongoing prosecution, the minister said the process was transparent and that the accused were being given every opportunity to defend themselves.
“The investigation was very thorough. The prosecution is now ongoing, and the court martial will go as planned. We are giving them all the benefits to defend themselves.
“But the facts on the ground are very, very clear, and I can tell you that we are following all the processes. Nothing is hidden,” he said.
