Overview
- President Bola Tinubu removed Gen. Christopher Musa as chief of defense staff and replaced the heads of the army, navy and air force.
- Gen. Olufemi Oluyede was named chief of defense staff, while W. Shaibu, I. Abbas and S.K. Aneke were appointed to lead the army, air force and navy.
- The military earlier said 16 officers were detained for indiscipline, as local outlets reported a foiled plot involving roughly 16 to 20 personnel.
- Officials continue to deny any coup attempt, and a senior administration official told AFP the episode signals an intelligence gap.
- Security forces remain stretched by jihadist insurgents, banditry and separatist unrest, with analysts noting renewed Boko Haram activity and protests in Abuja over the detention of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu.