A retired Nigerian Army Major General, Mohammed Ibrahim Gana, has denied involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.

Gana said he was unaware of any coup plan and was only linked to the matter because of routine communication with a former military colleague.

He made the denial during interrogation by a multi-agency investigative panel probing an alleged conspiracy involving serving and retired military personnel and civilians.

Investigators had alleged that his name appeared on a financial distribution list linked to suspected coup financing, including a reported ₦2 million transfer.

The retired general admitted receiving the money but insisted it had nothing to do with any illegal activity.

Last Wednesday, the Nigerian Army told the Federal High Court in Abuja that it uncovered what it described as a credible plot to overthrow Tinubu’s administration through a coup.

A masked operative of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, identified only as “AAA,” told the court that the military launched an investigation after receiving intelligence about alleged plans by serving and retired security personnel and civilians.

The witness appeared as the fourth prosecution witness in the trial of six defendants facing a 13-count charge bordering on treason, terrorism and money laundering.

Those standing trial include Gana, a retired Naval Captain, Erasmus Ochegobia Victor, a serving police inspector, Ahmed Ibrahim, and three civilians, Zekeri Umoru, Bukar Kashim Goni and Abdulkadir Sani.

Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, was also named in the charge, with prosecutors saying he was at large.