Mohammed Ma’aji, a Nigerian military colonel, has been reported to be the face behind the foiled coup aimed at toppling President Bola Tinubu’s government.
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that there was an attempted coup in the country in October 2025, creating tension across the country.
Although authorities earlier denied the report, the Defence Headquarters admitted on Monday, January 26 that about sixteen military officers plotted to overthrow the current administration.
Colonel M. A. Ma’aji was number one in the list of 16 indicted officers released on Monday by the panel set up to investigate the matter.
This confirmed earlier reports indicating that Ma’aji led the failed coup.
Here are a few things to know about the prime suspect;
Colonel Ma’aji was a security adviser to Timi Sylva in the 2015 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election.
Ma’aji was born in 1976 to Nupe parents, in Niger State.
He was a member of regular course 47 of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA.
Ma’aji served as Commanding Officer, CO of the 19 Battalion in Okitipupa, Ondo State, before he was posted to Koko, headquarters of Warri North LGA, Delta State, in 2017.
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Please we need not to lose them let there matter be like that of Soun Ajagungbade of late century that kill elemoso for Oyo town 💪 let them go and face the bandit in sanbisa forest.