Nigeria, Jan. 26 -- The Defence Headquarters has finally confirmed the plan to illegally oust the administration of President Tinubu, saying the indicted officers will be arraigned before military judicial panels.

The military said this in a statement signed by Samaila Uba, the spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters.

Last October, PREMIUM TIMES reported that 16 officers were being investigated for allegedly planning a coup, although the army claimed they were being investigated for "indiscipline and breach of service regulations."

This newspaper reported that the officers were arrested and detained over an alleged coup plot against the administration of President Tinubu.

Fourteen of the 16 officers are from the Nigerian Army. The r...