- APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has accused Brigadier General Musa Abubakar of leading a failed coup against President Bola Tinubu
- The Nigerian military recently confirmed a coup attempt, with key officers arrested and facing a military tribunal
- Reactions from Nigerians reveal concerns about the credibility and motives of the current APC government, saying the government once denied the report
Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has shared the image of one Brigadier General Musa Abubakar, alleging that he was the one who led the coup against President Bola Tinubu in October 2025.
The Nigerian military high command recently admitted that some top officers moved to stage a coup against President Bola Tinubu.
Photo Credit: @DHQNigeria
Source: Twitter
Military officers lead failed coup against Tinubu
Recall that in October 2025, there were reports that some high-ranking officers in the military, ranging from captain to Brigadier-General, were arrested by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and detained over the attempt to overthrow the administration of President Tinubu.
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The Director, Defence Information, Samaila Uba, in a statement issued later on Monday, confirmed that the probe panel had submitted its report to the “appropriate superior authority”.
According to Uba, those who have cases to answer would be formally arraigned before the military panel and face appropriate trial in line with the Armed Forces Act and other applicable regulations of the service.
Reacting to the development in a Facebook post, the APC chieftain alleged that he was informed that Abubakar was the one who led the coup and that he would be dealt with appropriately. He stressed that President Tinubu was not joking.
His statement reads:
“I hear that this is the face of the man who led the coup against PBAT. He will collect well. Some people think PBAT is joking. No sir. He is here to rework, retool, rejig, reposition, refix, rewind and reinstall Nigeria. What you sow you reap. So some people think PBAT na their mate abi? May thunder fire the devil a trillion times.”
Nigerians react to coup against Tinubu
The APC chieftain’s comment has started generating reactions from some Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:
Ekundayo Ayodele Adeniran questioned how Abubakar became Brigadier General
“Who made this clown a Brigadier-General? May trillion thunder fire the person.”
Photo Credit: @officialABAT
Source: Twitter
Akinyemi Luqman Agbegi smells tribalism:
“When Buhari is our president, he never thinks of the coup. Northern too like power.”
Gabriel Abumere said the government once denied there was a coup attempt:
“But you people said there was no coup, na? Hope there’s nothing beneath this because this APC government can’t be trusted, even 0.000000001% is too much to give to them. Anyhow, let this government stop sinking the nation. That’s what concerns us as a people.”
Olubunmi Awoyemi said he should be given the death penalty:
“He wanted to copy Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Death penalty straight.”
See full Igbokwe’s statement on Facebook here:
FG reacts as coup plot fails in Benin
Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria reacted to the attempted military coup in its neighbouring country, the Republic of Benin, where some soldiers moved to forcefully remove President Patrice Talon from office.
Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed the position of the federal government in a statement by Kimiebi Ebienfa, the ministry’s spokesperson, on Sunday, December 7.
This came weeks after the military announced a takeover in Guinea-Bissau, making it the fifth West African country to experience democratic disruption.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng