{"id":54230,"date":"2026-01-27T18:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=54230"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:18:47","slug":"facts-about-colonel-who-allegedly-plotted-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/facts-about-colonel-who-allegedly-plotted-coup\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Facts About the Military Colonel Allegedly Behind Coup Plot Against Tinubu\u2019s Govt"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mohammed Ma\u2019aji, a Nigerian military colonel, has been reported to be the mastermind behind the foiled coup aimed at toppling President Bola Tinubu\u2019s government.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Recall that there was an attempted coup in the country in October 2025, creating tension across the country.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, January 26, the Defence Headquarters<\/a> acknowledged that roughly sixteen military officers plotted to topple the existing administration, despite earlier denials by the authorities.<\/p>\n

The panel established to look into the case produced a list of 16 charged officers on Monday, with Colonel M. A. Ma’aji ranking first.<\/p>\n

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This supported previous claims that Ma’aji was the leader of the abortive coup.<\/p>\n

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Here are some details on the main suspect:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colonel Ma\u2019aji was a security adviser to Timi Sylva in the 2015 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election.<\/p>\n

Ma’aji was born in Niger State in 1976 to Nupe parents.<\/p>\n

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He attended the Nigerian Defence Academy’s (NDA) standard course 47.<\/p>\n

Prior to being sent to Koko, the Warri North LGA headquarters in Delta State, in 2017, Ma’aji was the CO of the 19 Battalion in Okitipupa, Ondo State.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, January 26, the Defence Headquarters acknowledged that roughly sixteen military officers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":54231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7080],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nRevealed: Facts About the Military Colonel Allegedly Behind Coup Plot Against Tinubu\u2019s Govt - NaijaEyes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/facts-about-colonel-who-allegedly-plotted-coup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ro_RO\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Revealed: Facts About the Military Colonel Allegedly Behind Coup Plot Against Tinubu\u2019s Govt - NaijaEyes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mohammed Ma\u2019aji, a Nigerian military colonel, has been reported to be the mastermind behind the foiled coup aimed at toppling President Bola Tinubu\u2019s government. 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