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Coup Plot: Nigerian Army Raids Abuja Residence Of Buhari's Former Petroleum Minister, Timipre Sylva, Arrests Brother

Some Nigerian Army personnel have raided the Abuja residence of a former governor and former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, in connection with an alleged coup plot currently under investigation by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), SaharaReporters can report.

Multiple security sources confirmed to SaharaReporters on Tuesday that the army raid occurred at Sylva’s home in the Maitama area of Abuja.

According to insiders, a “special military team” carried out the operation after intelligence linked the “former South-South governor” to secret meetings allegedly held with some of the detained military officers.

“Nigerian Army special team ransacked the home of Timipre Sylva, who is believed to have fled Nigeria,” one top source familiar with the development told SaharaReporters.

“He is the South-South former governor frequently mentioned in the case. His brother, named Paga, was picked up during the raid. The operation also extended to his Bayelsa residence.”

Another security insider said that while no official statement had been issued regarding the raid, the action was “not random” but “a direct response to intelligence linking certain political figures to the alleged plotters."

This development comes amid growing tension within the armed forces following SaharaReporters’ exclusive report that at least 16 senior military officers had been detained incommunicado by the DIA over an alleged coup plot.

The detained officers, drawn from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, have been held for over three weeks in an undisclosed Abuja facility under what sources described as “unusual and suspicious conditions.”

Family members told SaharaReporters they initially believed their relatives had been kidnapped, as there was no official communication from the military regarding their arrests.

“It’s been 18 days since those 16 officers were detained in an undisclosed location. At first, we thought our brother was kidnapped before finding out what transpired from his friend who works in the NSA office,” a family member had said.

Security analysts have questioned why the DIA, an intelligence agency under the Ministry of Defence, is spearheading the investigation instead of allowing each military service to handle its personnel internally, a move seen as “highly political.”

“If the military were truly conducting a disciplinary operation, over 10,000 cases could emerge. Why only 16 officers, and why hand them to the DIA?” one retired officer asked. “This smells of politics. There’s clearly more going on behind the scenes.”

Speculations are now rife that the alleged plot and subsequent arrests may have deeper political undertones, potentially involving some former office holders with ties to late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa State and a close ally of late Buhari, served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources between 2019 and 2023.

He was also the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 2023 Bayelsa election, which he lost to incumbent Governor Douye Diri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

AqualinaXYZ:
All these ones na Shakara



If coup is meant to happen it will still happen in Jesus name



Nobody wey no dey feel the hardship of this frog in Aso Rock



As long as Nigeria military don dey harbor ideas of coup them know it’s on the way



Tinubu is busy chasing after coup plotters but never wants to do the citizens right



U don see president wey dey do well and her citizens begin think of coup?

AqualinaXYZ:
All these ones na Shakara



If coup is meant to happen it will still happen in Jesus name



Nobody wey no dey feel the hardship of this frog in Aso Rock



As long as Nigeria military don dey harbor ideas of coup them know it’s on the way



Tinubu is busy chasing after coup plotters but never wants to do the citizens right



U don see president wey dey do well and her citizens begin think of coup?

Putindbutt:
Hunger too dey wire this guy, the way he dey always lament and wail on this forum, no be here. . We don already advice you that Yahoo Yahoo no be work, find better work do.
This your everyday insults did not help you during Buhari time and it will still not help you, even in 2027. You will cry tire my brother. If na by insults, your life for don change for better.

Putindbutt:
Hunger too dey wire this guy, the way he dey always lament and wail on this forum, no be here. . We don already advice you that Yahoo Yahoo no be work, find better work do.
This your everyday insults did not help you during Buhari time and it will still not help you, even in 2027. You will cry tire my brother. If na by insults, your life for don change for better.

AqualinaXYZ:
All these ones na Shakara



If coup is meant to happen it will still happen in Jesus name



Nobody wey no dey feel the hardship of this frog in Aso Rock



As long as Nigeria military don dey harbor ideas of coup them know it’s on the way



Tinubu is busy chasing after coup plotters but never wants to do the citizens right



U don see president wey dey do well and her citizens begin think of coup?

zero8zero:
Chaii, you finished that guy... Maka why! 🤣🤣

AqualinaXYZ:
All these ones na Shakara



If coup is meant to happen it will still happen in Jesus name



Nobody wey no dey feel the hardship of this frog in Aso Rock



As long as Nigeria military don dey harbor ideas of coup them know it’s on the way



Tinubu is busy chasing after coup plotters but never wants to do the citizens right



U don see president wey dey do well and her citizens begin think of coup?

floss:
I have some simple questions I have for you…

Was he wailing or lamenting in 2011 or 2012 during Jonathan’s tenure ?


Did you know that in 2009 down to 2014/2015 yahoo has been in Nigeria, but you can hardly see anyone doing yahoo


Do you know that in 2010 no one was playing bet9ja, if they’re you hardly see a lot of bet shop like you have today.

Do you know that betting was frowned upon by a lot of people during Jonathan’s tenure but today a lot of pastors, bishops, daddy GOs., imams play bets.

If you will tell yourself the truth, you will understand that the Naira had more value back in Jonathan’s tenure compared to everything Apc did and still doing

So if Nigeria is your company will you continue allowing Apc to destroy it ?

Will you allow Tinubu to manage your investment the way he’s doing to your country currently ?

are you satisfied with the change Apc brought ?

Except you’re a delusional person

Putindbutt:
Abeg make I ask you, how old were you in 2009-2010?, E be like you still dey suck mama bréàst that year .
You did know that during that period in the early 2000s, CAFE was mostly common. If you want to run to run things, you go to Cafe, book airtime and even do night browsing. How many people had money to buy a laptop at the time that Yahoo will be common?. Even Dbanj sang about Yahoo in 2005 for you to know that Yahoo is common even though many can't afford it at the time.
When did people start having Android phones that help you connect to the internet?. Nairaland was founded in 2005, how many people had access to Nairaland in 2009, 2011?, compare to 2015. Bro, use your common sense I beg.
It was the coming of China phones and then followed by Android phones in 2012 that made a lot of people have access to internet.
And then in 2020, Coronavirus changed the face of everything where you can use your phone to make money whether legally or illegally. People started using their phones to have access to different things that can fetch them money on the internet. Before coming online to talk ignorantly, you have to know the evolution of these things.

Racoon:
What coul is the DIA investigating since the military high command have repeatedly denied the earlier report of a coup de etat?