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Air Force officer linked in alleged coup plot to assassinate Ribadu
New details have emerged in the investigation into an alleged coup plot in which a recently deployed air force officer was reportedly assigned to assa§§inate Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Cable reports.
According to sources familiar with the probe, Squadron Leader SB Adamu (service no. NAF/3481), from Jigawa State, was posted to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) — a programme under the Office of the National Security Adviser — just four weeks before the suspected plot was uncovered.
Although earlier reports claimed multiple suspects were attached to ONSA, sources clarified that Adamu was the only one linked to the office through the NCTC.
Military insiders said Major General Adamu Garba Laka, the National Coordinator of the NCTC, had requested a particular officer for deployment to the centre in August 2025.
However, his request was declined and Adamu was sent instead — a development now raising questions about whether the plotters had gained influence within the military’s chain of command.
Adamu is a member of Regular Course 59 of the Nigerian Defence Academy. In recent weeks, President Bola Tinubu relieved two service chiefs of their positions, including former Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, leading to speculation about possible internal cracks in the armed forces.
The Defence Headquarters, however, maintains that the investigation of 16 military officers currently in custody is a standard internal disciplinary procedure.
Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, said the findings will be made public in due course. Meanwhile, media reports continue to reveal the identities of officers allegedly linked to the plot.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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