The World - News from Feb. 26, 1986
A Nigerian military tribunal sentenced 13 officers to death by firing squad for their part in a coup plot uncovered last December, the tribunal chairman said. Gen. Charles Ndiomu said the officers included Gen. Mamman Vatsa, a former minister and member of the Armed Forces Ruling Council. Two other officers were jailed for life, one was dismissed from the army and eight were cleared by the tribunal. The verdicts are subject to confirmation by the Ruling Council, and the convicts have the right of appeal to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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