The Nigerian government foiled a coup attempt to kill the then-President Olusegun Obasanjo by shooting down his helicopter with a missile in April 2024.

Nigeria’s democracy came under severe test in April 2004 when security agencies uncovered a plot to overthrow then-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, just five years after the country returned to civilian rule. Naija News learnt that nearly 30 mid-ranking military officers were implicated in the plan. At the time, presidential spokesperson, Remi Oyo, confirmed that “serious […]