Lawmaker Drags Nigerian Military to Court Over Alleged Coup Attempt
A member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Ajibola, has taken the Nigerian military to court over an alleged coup attempt to remove President Tinubu. Ajibola, a lawyer and former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association in Ilesa, filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Osogbo, arguing that the military has no constitutional authority to intervene in civilian rule.
He seeks a permanent ban on military takeovers to safeguard Nigeria's democracy.
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