Meet Alleged Leader Of Foiled Coup Against The Bola Tinubu's Govt: Brig- Gen Musa Abubakar Sadiq

The Federal Government has unveiled the leader of the 16 military officers recently arrested for allegedly planning to topple the President Bola Tinubu's administration.

He is a senior military officer, Brigadier General Musa Abubakar Sadiq, 49. Sadiq has become the central figure in one of Nigeria’s most high‑profile military security investigations. The military high command initially denied that there was an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu.

Sadiq, is however, currently under intense scrutiny following allegations that he played a key role in a clandestine plot destabilise the Tinubu Administration.

As investigations are being concluded and the government planning to set a military tribunal; Court Marshal to try the suspected coup plotters, the development has sent shockwaves through the military and political establishment, given Sadiq’s long-standing service record and previous strategic postings.

Born on January 3, 1974, in Nasarawa State, Sadiq began his military career at the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, where he was admitted as a cadet of the 44th Regular Course in August 1992.

He completed his training in September 1997 and was commissioned into the Infantry Corps, widely regarded as the backbone of the Nigerian Army’s ground forces.

Over nearly three decades of service, Sadiq built a reputation as a disciplined officer with extensive operational and administrative experience.

Before the current controversy, he had held several critical command positions across the country, including serving as Garrison Commander, 81 Division, Dodan Barracks, Lagos, where he was responsible for overseeing security operations and safeguarding key military installations in Nigeria’s commercial capital, thus placing him at the heart of strategic security coordination in Lagos, a city considered vital to national stability.

He had also previously served as Commander, 3 Brigade, Kano, which is a major operational command in the northwest. Sadiq was in charge of troop deployments, logistics, and civil-military relations in a region often affected by insurgency in the last 15 years. .