Nigeria, Aug. 6 -- A car dealer in Abuja told investigators that an Army officer at the centre of the alleged 2025 coup plot purchased six vehicles worth N65 million in September last year, which investigators believe was the peak period of the suspected conspirators' preparations for their planned operation.

The cars comprised three Toyota Hilux trucks and a Toyota Prado SUV, according to investigation records obtained exclusively by PREMIUM TIMES.

Ahmed Abdulganiyu, Chief Executive Officer of Arun G Motors in Lokogoma, Abuja, gave the account of the vehicle purchases in an extrajudicial statement he wrote during interrogation by military investigators probing into the alleged plot.

The statement forms part of the prosecution's proof ...