Nigeria is preparing to inaugurate a military tribunal. Its establishment will conclude with the swearing-in of its judges, which is expected imminently.
This court-martial will be responsible for trying the officers accused of plotting a coup last year. Thirty military personnel, presumed to be the perpetrators of this attempted coup, have been held since Friday morning at a facility in Abuja, the country's capital.
In addition, six civilians, including a retired major general, were charged in the Federal High Court in Abuja earlier this week in connection with the same case. They pleaded not guilty.
The Nigerian government initially denied the existence of a failed coup attempt before changing its story in January, adding that the alleged attempt aimed to destabilize the regime of President Bola Tinubu.
