Full List Of Charges Filed Against Timipre Sylva, Other Coup Plotters

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge against six individuals, including former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, over alleged involvement in a coup plot against Nigeria.

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The charges, which border on treason, terrorism and money laundering, were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2026, was filed on Tuesday by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo.

According to the charge, Sylva is currently at large.

Other defendants named in the charge include Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (retd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (retd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, and Abdulkadir Sani.

It was gathered that the suspects are scheduled to be arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday.

The defendants are accused of multiple offences, including treason, terrorism, failure to disclose security intelligence, and money laundering linked to terrorism financing.

Read the charges below:

– That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired with one another to levy war against the state to overawe the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 37(2) of the Criminal Code Cap C38 LFN 2004.

– That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, knowing that Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji (N/ 10668) and others intended to commit treason, did not give the information thereof with all reasonable despatch to either the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, or a Peace Officer and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 40(b) of the Criminal Code Cap C38 LFN 2004.

– That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, knowing that Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji (N/10668), and others intended to commit treason, did not use any reasonable endeavours to prevent the commission of the offence and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 40(b) of the Criminal Code Cap C 38 (LFN) 2004.

– That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired with one another to commit an act of terrorism in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 26(1) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

– That you, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373) and Zekeri Umoru, sometime in the year 2025 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, in a bid to further a political ideology which may seriously destabilise the constitutional structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, knowingly participated in meetings connected with an act of terrorism and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Sections 2(3)(d) and 12(a) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

– That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court knowingly and indirectly, rendered support to Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji (N/10668) and others, to commit an act of terrorism, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 13(1) (a) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

– That you, That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court had information which you knew would be of material assistance in preventing the commission of the act of terrorism by Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji (N/10668) and others, failed to disclose the information to the relevant agency as soon as practicable, and ereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 16(1)(a) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

– That you, Major General Mohammed Ibrahim Gana (rtd), Captain (NN) Erasmus Ochegobia Victor (rtd), Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim (AP776373), Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni, Abdulkadir Sani and Timipre Sylva (still at large) and others, sometime in the year 2025, in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court had information which you knew would be of material assistance in securing the apprehension of Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji (N/10668) and others for an offence of terrorism, failed to disclose the information to the relevant agency as soon as practicable, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 16(1)(b) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

– That you, Abdulkadir Sani on or about the 23 day of September,2025, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, indirectly retained the sum of N2,000,000.00 (two million naira) only in your Jaiz Bank account number 0005620270 from A & A Express Link Concept, which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: terrorism financing, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act,2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same Act.

– That you, Bukar Kashim Goni, in September,2025, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, indirectly retained the aggregate sum of NS0,000,000.00( fifty million naira) only in your First Bank account number 3021511166 from A & A Express Link Concept, which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: terrorism financing, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act,2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same Act.

– That you, Zekeri Umoru, in September,2025, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, without going through a financial institution accepted a cash payment of the sum of N10,000,000.00 (ten million naira) only from Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Maa’aji and thereby committed an offence conspiracy to Sections 2(1)(a) and 19(1)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act,2022 and punishable under Section 19(2)(b) of the same Act.

– That you, Zekeri Umoru, in September,2025, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, indirectly retained the aggregate sum of N8,800,000.00(eight million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) only in your Zenith Bank Plc account number 2006041878, which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: terrorism financing, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act,2022 and punishable under Section 18 (3) of the same Act.

– That you, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim, in September,2025, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, directly took possession of the sum of N1million only from Colonel Mohammed Alhassan Ma’aji (N/ 10668), which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: Terrorism financing, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act,2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.