Nigeria, Oct. 29 -- Timipre Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria's South-south, has denied involvement in an alleged coup plot against President Bola Tinubu's administration.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that about 20 military officers were arrested and detained for allegedly planning to stage a coup.

Top intelligence sources had informed this newspaper that Mr Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, were among key officials targeted for assassination in the alleged plot.

Weeks after the alleged coup plot, Mr Tinubu replaced Nigeria's military chiefs.

There have been reports that the former Bayelsa governor, Mr Sylva, was involve...