EXCLUSIVE: Coup suspect reveals his alleged drafting to recruit financiers and what followed
‘He was devastated after losing promotion’ In his statement, Mr Victor traced his relationship with Mr Ma’aji back several years, long before investigators alleged the colonel became involved in planning the alleged coup.
In the statement, Mr Victor, who switched to politics after his military service, acknowledged discussing the alleged plot with Mr Ma’aji on several occasions, communicating with him through an encrypted messaging application and even joking about government appointments if the coup succeeded.
An earlier part of the PREMIUM TIMES’ series of exclusive reporting on the alleged coup captured a Nigerian Navy lieutenant commander Bayawo Abdullahi’s doubts about Mr Ma’aji’s capacity to raise sufficient funds and handle the logistics required for the operation.
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