Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- Top intelligence sources have revealed how some disgruntled military officers allegedly planned a coup to overthrow President Bola Tinubu in a plot that security officials describe as one of the most audacious threats to Nigeria's democracy.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported how about 20 officers were arrested and detained for planning to stage the coup.

A top military source familiar with the development told this newspaper that the plot caused tension in the government, forcing the presidency to cancel the National Independence Day parade usually done on 1 October.

However, an investigative panel has been set up to probe the officers involved.

According to insider accounts, the coup planners scheduled 25 October to stri...