Six individuals, including a retired Major General and a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, face a 13-count charge of treason, terrorism, and money laundering in connection with an alleged 2025 coup plot. The accused are Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Police Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, and Abdulkadir Sani. They are set to appear before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, April 22. The charges were filed by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and signed by Director of Public Prosecutions Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN. The prosecution alleges the group conspired to levy war against Nigeria and overthrow President Bola Tinubu, violating Section 37(2) of the Criminal Code. They are also accused of failing to report knowledge of a treasonable act involving Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma'aji and others. Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim and Zekeri Umoru are said to have attended meetings aimed at furthering a political ideology to destabilize Nigeria's constitutional order. The charges include conspiracy to commit terrorism under the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. The defendants are accused of knowingly supporting terrorism and withholding intelligence that could have prevented the alleged plot. Financial charges stem from the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. Bukar Kashim Goni allegedly retained N50 million from terrorism financing, while Abdulkadir Sani kept N2 million. Zekeri Umoru accepted N10 million in cash and retained an additional N8.8 million, and Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim possessed N1 million linked to the scheme. Former Minister Timipre Sylva is named in the charge but remains at large.
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