The military has submitted to President Bola Tinubu a report of its investigation into what it tagged “indiscipline and breach of service regulations” by the 16 detained officers, who were allegedly involved in a coup plot.

Presidential sources who spoke to Daily Trust confirmed that the report was submitted to the president after over two months of thorough grilling and investigations by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).

The source said that a decision by the president on the report “will allow further actions.”

“Those who were tasked to investigate the involvement of the officers have concluded their job, and they have submitted the report to the president, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,” the source revealed.

Asked to give an insight into the content of the report, the source said: “All I can tell you is that the officers were indicted, and they will be sanctioned accordingly when the president gives his nod.

“Although I don’t also know whether they will be court-martialled for the offence they might have committed, they will face sanctions in line with the military’s standard procedures.”

A highly placed source at the Presidential Villa also told the aforementioned publication that the military had briefed the president on its investigation.

“They (military authorities) briefed Mr President that it (the attempt to stage a coup) was real. The report clearly showed that there was an attempt by the detained officers to do what the media reported they planned to do.

“The Brigadier-General among them was picked because it was discovered that he was aware of the plot but did not report it,” the source said.