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| Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji |
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji Life History, Profile, Tribe, Religion, State of Origin, Net Worth, Married, Wife, Children, Age, Parents, Family, Siblings, Height, House, Cars, Educational Background
Who Is Mohammed Ma’aji?
Biography Wikipedia: Mohammed Ma’aji (born 1 March 1976) is a colonel in the Nigerian Army whose service number is N/10668.
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji is a native of Edati Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria. He is Nupe by tribe and a Muslim by religion.
Mohammed Ma’aji is a 49-year-old Nigerian soldier and military officer named in alleged coup against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was born in 1976. He marks his 50th birthday in March 2026.
State Of Origin: Where is Colonel Ma’aji from? Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji is from Niger State, Nigeria. He hails from Edati Local Government Area of Niger State, North Central part of Nigeria.
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji Religion: Is Colonel Ma’aji a Christian or Muslim? Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji is a Muslim by religion, born to Muslim parents.
Mohammed Ma’aji Age, Date of Birth, Birthday: How old is Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji?
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji was born on 1st March 1976. He is 50 years old as at 2026. He celebrates his 50th birthday on March 1st, 2026.
Family, Parents: Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji is from a Muslim family born to his parents Alhaji Ma’aji (father) and Hajiya Ma’aji (mother).
Wife: Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji is married to his wife, Mrs Ma’aji, a Muslim woman with children. Forensics were conducted on Colonel Ma'aji and his wife, with their Abuja house searched by investigators.
Colonel Ma’aji Career
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji, A Nupe native from Edati LGA of Niger State, started his military training on 18 August 1995 and completed it on 16 September 2000 as a member of the 47 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).
Colonel Ma’aji built much of his operational experience in the Niger Delta region, an oil-rich region that later became central to his professional and political networks.
He participated in Operation Crocodile Smile II in 2017, a major Nigerian Army exercise designed to address militancy, oil theft and insecurity in the Niger Delta and parts of the South-west.
Colonel Ma’aji also served at the Depot Nigerian Army, later becoming Commander, Operation Delta Safe, and at different times held sensitive operational responsibilities.
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2013 and to full colonel in 2017.
Link To Coup Against President Tinubu
Mohammed Ma’aji is a colonel in the Nigerian Army who has been identified by military investigators as the major leader of the botched coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The infantry officer is believed by investigators to have bankrolled the coup process.
Ma’aji was accused of playing a key role as a strategist in the coup plot, coordinating planning and logistics.
At the time of his arrest, the 49-year-old Ma’aji was serving as the Commanding Officer of the 19 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Okitipupa, Ondo State.
Mohammed Ma’aji And Timi Sylva
Colonel Mohammed Ma’aji was a security adviser to Timi Sylva in the 2015 Bayelsa state governorship election.
Ma’aji, who is said to be “very close” to Timi Sylva, coordinated security for the former governor in the December 5, 2015 election.
Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be above $900,000 Dollars as at 2026.





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