The Minister of Defence, Basic Christopher Musa, has revealed that he was among the many meant targets of a foiled coup plot, disclosing that the masterminds deliberate to have him shot if he resisted arrest.

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Basic Musa made the disclosure on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, days after the navy introduced that about sixteen officers arrested in October would face trial over an alleged try to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.

“I was additionally a goal, I am certain you already know,” the minister, who’s the rapid previous Chief of Defence Workers (CDS), stated throughout the programme.

“I was supposed to be arrested, and if I refused, I was supposed to be shot,” he disclosed.

In October, the navy introduced the arrest of “sixteen officers over acts of indiscipline and breaches of service rules.”

Nonetheless, authorities final week revealed that additional investigations uncovered extra critical allegations.

In accordance to the navy, “findings have recognized a lot of the officers with allegations of plotting to overthrow the federal government, which is inconsistent with the ethics, values, {and professional} requirements required of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN).”

The Director of Defence Data, Main Basic Samaila Uba, stated these implicated would be prosecuted.

“Accordingly, these with circumstances to reply will be formally arraigned earlier than an acceptable navy judicial panel to face trial in accordance with the Armed Forces Act and different relevant service rules,” he acknowledged.