Five Charged in Alleged Coup Plot
From Times Wire Reports
The Nigerian government charged four military officers and a civilian with conspiring to topple the government by shooting down a helicopter carrying President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Maj. Hamza Mustapha, Lt. Col. Mohammed ibn Umar Adeka and civilian Onwuchekwa Okorie pleaded not guilty. Two other officers were charged in absentia.
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