By Ahmad Saka
A one time All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial aspirant in Bauchi State, Alhaji Al'amin Sani Muhammad has appealed to President Ahmad Bola Tinubu to investigate the sacked service chiefs over their tenure and deep loyalty when they were in office.
Al'amin who was a Deputy Director, APC Presidential Campaign Council at the grassroots said this in Bauchi over the weekend, he said sacking of the Service Chiefs is not enough they should be investigated.
He said many things had happened under their watch last February, Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other senior military officials were denied Canadian visas to attend an event honoring injured veterans in Canada. The denial, according to him, which prevented part of the delegation from attending while others had already departed, caused diplomatic tension between Nigeria and Canada, with Nigerian officials condemning the action as disrespectful.
Al'amin said Tinubu should investigate this thoroughly and probe the National Security Adviser role, ministries of sports and foreign affairs.
He alleged that insecurity, protest in many places have continued to increase in the country since the emergence of the sacked service chiefs.
He said there is heightened speculation of discontent within the ranks and renewed “coup scare” reports that have dominated public discourse in recent months.
Alamin said such coup-scarred reports must be proved thoroughly, aimed at strengthening the nation’s security architecture and consolidating command loyalty within the military.
He said although changes in military leadership are not unusual, the timing of this overhaul carries particular weight. It follows months of persistent rumours about alleged coup plots and unease over internal cohesion within the military, claims repeatedly dismissed by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ).
He said going by the track of events "In February 2024, reports circulated that the Guards Brigade, the elite unit protecting the Presidency, had been placed on high alert over a supposed coup plot. But, the DHQ swiftly condemned the report as “malicious and unfounded,” while Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, labelled it “unequivocally false” and a “desperate act of disinformation.”
Al'amin said "More recently, in October 2025, another wave of rumours alleged that 16 senior officers were arrested for plotting to overthrow the government, The DHQ again clarified that the matter was “purely disciplinary,” linked to internal breaches and promotion disputes, not an attempted coup.
Still, the frequency of such reports has heightened public anxiety and revived memories of Nigeria’s chequered history with military interventions."
Al'amin said it was clarified that the recurring coup rumours reflect not so much an imminent threat of tanks rolling into Abuja, but a deeper unease within society, fuelled by economic hardship, insecurity, and eroding trust in institutions.
“The coup rumours are less about soldiers planning a takeover and more about the national mood.
“They reveal how fragile public confidence has become, in governance, in the economy, and even in the stability of the state itself.”
He said only thorough and genuine investigation will set the record straight
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