Fresh tension has emerged in the ongoing coup and mutiny trial involving senior military officers and other suspects accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration, as one of the defendants has challenged the authority of the military court handling the case.
The accused officer, Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, has rejected the jurisdiction of the Defence Headquarters Garrison General Court Martial sitting in Abuja, insisting the tribunal has no legal backing to try him over the allegations.
Ma’aji, who is the second defendant in the case involving 36 accused persons, filed a preliminary objection before the…...>>>
