00:00A court proceeding for the co-plotters. The court martial over last year's foil co-plot in Nigeria will resume
00:06on May 8th.
00:07A spokesman for the country's defense headquarters told journalists on Monday,
00:11three dozen officers are on trial for allegedly planning to overthrow the government.
00:16If successful, this will have brought an end to more than a quarter century of democracy in Africa's most populous
00:23country.
00:24The court martial was inaugurated Friday with 36 officers brought before the newly sworn injustice for the opening of the
00:31proceedings held at a military installation in the capital, Abuja.
00:35The next seating will also be behind closed doors with no media access.
00:40Separately, six civilians are also on trial this week at Abuja's Federal High Court for their alleged role in the
00:47plot.
00:47They have all pleaded not guilty.
00:50Nigeria has seen several military takeovers in its history and spent much of the 20th century under Junta rule after
00:58its independence from Britain in 1960.
01:00For more information, visit our website at Abuja's Federal High Court for its independence from Britain.
01:01For more information, visit our website at Abuja's Federal High Court for its independence.
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