My people, e don be wahala for Nigeria as Defence Headquarters don finally confirm say some military officers dey plan coup to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
People dey gree say action go follow as plenty Nigerians dey wait to see wetin go happen to dem soldiers wey dem don arrest last year for di attempted coup. Nigerians dey abeg, dem wan see how di court martial go work since military rule don pack bag and go.
For di time wey military dey rule, soldiers wey try carry out coup wey no work fit face death penalty, but now dem dey under civilian law. Na why people dey ask, wetin be court martial and how e dey run?
BBC News Pidgin yarn with one former military officer, Sani Kukasheka, wey explain say court martial dey like State High Court. If person wey dey trial no like di judgement, e fit still go Appeal Court, but di Army Council go still get di final say, talk wetin go happen.
Kukasheka talk say court martial dey important for trial of military personnel wey dey break military law and civil law. Di court get power to give punishments wey fit range from demote rank, dismissal, jail time, or even death sentence! Abeg, if you dey face trial, you go need lawyer wey go defend you.
The fate of di coup plotters dey hang for di court’s decision. Kukasheka tok say na di court go finally decide if dem guilty or not. Na dem legal experts go still help dem confirm di matter based on di facts wey dey on ground.
Anoda big legal expert, Barrister Umar Bala, add im voice join di gist. According to am, court martial dey legal and e fit trial military personnel wey no follow military laws. E even talk say if dis officers wey dey for coup attempt remain guilty, dem fit carry dem go face death sentence.
Di Armed Forces of Nigeria don finish dia investigation on di 16 officers wey dem arrest last year after dem try plot to overthrow di government. Major General Samalia Uba come out give statement wey no mention names but e.clear say dem don identify some officers wey dark plans dey behind di scenes to carry wahala come.
E bin talk say di findings don show how some officers dey misconduct, wey no fit match di ethics wey dem suppose follow as members of di Armed Forces. E make am clear say dem dey go carry di matter go military judicial panel to discipline di officers according to di law.
On October 4, 2025, di military don finally hold down di officers for ‘indiscipline and breach of service rules’, but e dey clear say dem deny say dem relate to any coup attempt. Di presidency still dey deny say anything like coup dey happen but now di table don turn. E clear say dem don catch soldiers wey wan do something wey no dey right.
As di whole mata dey unfold, di tension dey increase and Nigerians dey watch with eye open. Na wetin go happen to di officers and di findings wey go come out from di military judicial panel go determine di next actions as dem dey manage di situation.
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