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A touching and emotional protest was recorded in Abuja as children of individuals accused of plotting a coup took to the streets, crying and pleading with authorities.

In the viral video, the children were seen holding placards and chanting “Don’t kill our daddies!” as they begged for mercy, drawing sympathy from onlookers.

The situation has sparked mixed reactions online, with many Nigerians calling for justice and due process, while others debate the seriousness of the allegations.

Watch the video above.


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Families of officers detained over ‘coup plot’ protest at n’assembly

Families of military officers detained over an alleged coup plot protested at the entrance of the national assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, demanding a speedy trial and access to their relatives.

The arrest of the officers was first announced on October 4, 2025, by Tukur Gusau, then director of defence information.

The protesters marched while holding placards with inscriptions such as “Don’t Kill Our Daddies”, “Detention Without Trial is Injustice”, and “Six Months of Torture: Enough Is Enough”.

Memuna Bashiru, who spoke on behalf of the families, said the prolonged detention had plunged their households into uncertainty and emotional distress.

She said the officers had been detained for over 160 days without trial or contact with their relatives.

Nana Ibrahim, one of the spouses of the detained officers, questioned the continued detention of the suspects.

“The whole coup allegation and arrest are suspicious,” she said.

“Investigations have been ongoing for over six months, yet they have been denied access to their families and lawyers. If there is evidence of their involvement, it should be presented clearly.”

Halima Mohammed, an eight-year-old daughter of Almakura, asked the authorities to release her father.

“Please don’t kill our daddy. We want justice for him. Since he was arrested by the government, our lives have not been the same. My mummy cries every day. I really miss him so much,” she said.

Ibrahim Bala, a nine-year-old son of Bala, said he had not seen his father for months.

“Let the government bring my daddy back safely. The last time I saw him was about nine months ago,” he said.

“I really miss him with all my heart. He used to teach me things about school and how children should behave towards adults.”

Fatima Yusuf, the four-year-old daughter of Yusuf, appealed directly to the nation’s leadership.

“I want to beg the President and our First Lady to bring my daddy back safely. Since he left, I have no one to play with. He always helped me learn things I didn’t know and took me out,” she said.

Nana Usman, 11, urged the government to either release the detained officers or arraign them in court.

“Please help us beg the government to release my daddy or take him to court. He and the others locked up deserve justice. Since he was taken away, the house has been empty without him,” she said.

The families were accompanied by Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer, and Omoyele Sowore, an activist.

The protest comes about a month after families of the detained officers appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant them access to their relatives and ensure they are either released or charged in court.

https://www.thecable.ng/families-of-officers-detained-over-coup-plot-protest-at-nassembly/

How many months since these officers were arrested ? Over 6 months!
How many months did Ironsi lock up Ifeajuna and Nzeogwu before officers of the Nigerian army kidnapped and killed Ironsi for not quickly trying them? 6 months!

So why is it that the South West who cheered on and still defends vigorously the actions of Gowon and his group in killing Ironsi (who helped to quash the January 15 coup) for not rushing the trial of Nzeogwu and Co, go very quiet as their son Tinubu prevaricates on sending these coupist to trial and the gallows??

Can we now say that Tinubu is protecting the coupists as Ironsi was accused of?

Na double standard be our problem in this country

Coup d'etat in the Military no be small offence.. being party to rumors of coup got many executed in the past, talk more of planning a coup.
Whether it's against a Military Head of State or Civilian President, the gravity is the same.

owobokiri:
How many months since these officers were arrested ? Over 6 months!
How many months did Ironsi lock up Ifeajuna and Nzeogwu before officers of the Nigerian army kidnapped and killed Ironsi for not quickly trying them? 6 months!

So why is it that the South West who cheered on and still defends vigorously the actions of Gowon and his group in killing Ironsi (who helped to quash the January 15 coup) for not rushing the trial of Nzeogwu and Co, go very quiet as their son Tinubu prevaricates on sending these coupist to trial and the gallows??

Can we now say that Tinubu is protecting the coupists as Ironsi was accused of?

Na double standard be our problem in this country

The way you are holding onto the past, are you sure you have a future?

Your Daddies planned to kill Mr. President and lots of other prominent Nigerians. If they had succeeded in their evil plots, you and your mothers would have been cruising around the country with escorts as children and wives of the new military rulers of Nigeria.

The penalty for a failed coup is death sentence. They should have thought about the consequences before planning to kill other people’s parents. The law must take its course.

Amumaigwe:
The way you are holding onto the past, are you sure you have a future?

Not when my past looks better than your gory future..
How about that?

There is a price for failure.

Your fathers know it.

seunmsg:
Your Daddies planned to kill Mr. President and lots of other prominent Nigerians. If they had succeeded in their evil plots, you and your mothers would have been cruising around the country with escorts as children and wives of the new military rulers of Nigeria.

The penalty for a failed coup is death sentence. They should have thought about the consequences before planning to kill other people’s parents. The law must take its course.

Do you have any evidence to prove your assertion?

Heis00:
A touching and emotional protest was recorded in Abuja as children of individuals accused of plotting a coup took to the streets, crying and pleading with authorities.

In the viral video, the children were seen holding placards and chanting “Don’t kill our daddies!” as they begged for mercy, drawing sympathy from onlookers.

The situation has sparked mixed reactions online, with many Nigerians calling for justice and due process, while others debate the seriousness of the allegations.

Watch the video below 👇

https://youtube.com/shorts/uguJaBJvWCQ?feature=share

What are your thoughts on this? 🤔

Your Daddies planned to kill some people Daddies. If your Daddies had succeeded , what did you people think of the children of the murdered Daddies?

I am not just happy that the coup failed. The countless Nigerians that have died because of the insensitive of this evil current government is enough to plot a coup for liberation from the drug baron and a well known certificate forger.

Your Daddies are coupist. They will not be spared. Capital punishment awaits them. No Jupiter will stop that.

Amumaigwe:
The way you are holding onto the past, are you sure you have a future?

I doubt if he does. May God help him

Sorry y'all, that's a serious offence. A Machiavellian like Tinubu won't play with them 📌💯.

I just pity the family

Na the beauty of democracy be this.

If na during military era, you won’t have the luxury to be mobilized to protest like this.

If not for God and our armed forces intelligence, una papa for don cause chaos and if they had succeeded, una go dey cruise Mercedes now all round the country.

Merry95:
I just pity the family

Me self pity them but their papa must do jail. I’m sure they won’t sentence them to Det. Jagaban no go allow that.

Amumaigwe:
The way you are holding onto the past, are you sure you have a future?

what a punch,I agree with you that when someone is so engrossed with the past,he no fit get future .se as he narrated the past that probably people that birthed him didn’t witness.

owobokiri:
How many months since these officers were arrested ? Over 6 months!
How many months did Ironsi lock up Ifeajuna and Nzeogwu before officers of the Nigerian army kidnapped and killed Ironsi for not quickly trying them? 6 months!

So why is it that the South West who cheered on and still defends vigorously the actions of Gowon and his group in killing Ironsi (who helped to quash the January 15 coup) for not rushing the trial of Nzeogwu and Co, go very quiet as their son Tinubu prevaricates on sending these coupist to trial and the gallows??

Can we now say that Tinubu is protecting the coupists as Ironsi was accused of?

Na double standard be our problem in this country

To see anyone from your side with sense is so rare these days.
You can only draw parallel if the coup had succeeded and a Northerner who benefitted from the coup failed to try the coup plotters

As much as this administration may not be performing well, a military coup is absolutely unacceptable. The failed coup was intended to be a bloody operation that would have left countless children without fathers. ...So let their father face the law.

WesleyPepper:
To see anyone from your side with sense is so rare these days.
You can only draw parallel if the coup had succeeded and a Northerner who benefitted from the coup failed to try the coup plotters

Keep shifting the goal post 📫
A coup is a coup..
The officers involved in the coup against Tinubu are not denying.
They have been arrested and have confessed.
Investigation have been concluded.
Nothing is left but to prosecute and punish...

So why is Tinubu not acting fast?
It is a valid question.
Ironsi was killed not because he was involved in the coup. Dude was murdered because according to you guys, he wasted time in prosecuting and punishing the coupists.

When did the "Nzeogwu coup" happen? January 15th 1966.
When did the Murtala/Danjuma/Gowon coup take place? July 29th 1966!
Six moths intervals. So?
These army officers arrested by Tinubu have now spent over 6 months in jail. Why are you guys wasting time? Why not rush and try them??

You accused an igbo man called Aguiyi Ironsi of protecting his brothers by delaying prosecution of the January 1966 coupists, why are you not extending such measures/accusations to Tinubu who has now spent more time sitting on this recent coup plot
That's the billion dollar question you can never answer...

The point is that Ironsi was murdered for no reason! Dude was bidding his time because of the tension in the land. That's what Tinubu is probably doing too because of the upcoming elections..
But while I can see their reasons for delaying prosecution, ethnic champions like you will accuse Ironsi of being sectional in action..

Think about that for a mjnute...the

Hello children, your daddies knew what they were getting themselves into before they did. If they had succeeded with their planned coup, they would have killed other people's daddies too.

Sorry dear, go and read your books and learn to be law abiding citizens. But you see your daddies, sope otilor!

Heis00:
A touching and emotional protest was recorded in Abuja as children of individuals accused of plotting a coup took to the streets, crying and pleading with authorities.

In the viral video, the children were seen holding placards and chanting “Don’t kill our daddies!” as they begged for mercy, drawing sympathy from onlookers.

The situation has sparked mixed reactions online, with many Nigerians calling for justice and due process, while others debate the seriousness of the allegations.

Watch the video below 👇

https://youtube.com/shorts/uguJaBJvWCQ?feature=share

What are your thoughts on this? 🤔

But they are alleged to have planned to kill the daddies of other children like you. Once proven they should be executed in line with Military Law. They should seek God's face for uncommon mercy not carrying placards. They just worsened their case with the rabble rouse and transactional fellow Omoyele Sowore in their corner!

Amumaigwe:
The way you are holding onto the past, are you sure you have a future?

If you do not take the past seriously enough which is all your subject is doing then you have no future worth calling one. If Tinubu does the needful and the daddies are found guilty and executed the children will recall history and be far away from planning coup in the future. Ever heard of a child of executed coup planners planning a coup? Not when they are in their right minds!

Nlfpmod abeg come na!

Life is full of ventures, while its said that,no ventures no success.Your fathers have venture into this evil and failed woefully and the consequences is death,this they know from day one.why pleading for clemency?

there is an old adage that says: “he who deliberately decides to swallow stones, must have complete faith in his anus”

If indeed the coup plot is true, then all those involved must be prepared to face the consequences of their actions. It is as simple as that.

Amumaigwe:
The way you are holding onto the past, are you sure you have a future?

haven't you heard of those that are doomed to repeat the past because they failed to learn from it ?

Things are really happening

Truth is, they are alleged to be planning to kill another daddy with other daddies dying with him as collateral damage. Those daddies also have children and wives who will become fatherless and widows. If proved your daddies are due to be executed. Best thing to do is to ask for the especial mercies of God not carrying placards. Things are bound to get complicated that way!

Yoruba should know that they will not be president for ever

Yet your daddies were plotting to kill other peoples' daddies. How the table has turned!

Una give Boko Haram house, Jollof rice, new okada and even conscript some of them into the armed forces and you want to keep coup plotters in jail? Abeg release them, let them go home, re-strategize and try again. Nigeria don turn Television series. Season 25, Episode 500.