For undisclosed reason(s), the General Court Martial on the alleged coup plot involving some military officers has again shifted the ruling on the admissibility of the accused persons’ statements to October 5, 2026.

Presided over by Air Vice Marshal Hassan Alhaji, the court postponed for the fourth time the ruling on the contentious evidence, which was earlier scheduled for yesterday.

A notice to members of the court and other concerned parties yesterday said the sitting had been postponed to Monday, October 5, at 10 am at the Scorpion Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, Abuja.

The ruling is expected to determine whether statements allegedly obtained from some of the accused officers could be admitted as evidence in the ongoing trial.

The defence had challenged the admissibility of the statements, alleging that some of the officers were coerced by officials of the Defence Intelligence Agency into making or reproducing statements containing information they described as false.

llenging the circumstances under which the statements were obtained.

luding allegations that lawyers or witnesses chosen by some of the accused officers were not present when the statements were made.

Some of the accused had also told the court that they did not personally originate or write the statements attributed to them, alleging that they were forced to reproduce pre-written documents containing claims or admissions they considered false or unrelated to their knowledge.