1.   He was imprisoned for his part in a coup plot against the regime.

2.   The dismissal of Panizo was thought to be linked to expressions of anti-Japanese racism and to rumours of a coup plot within the Navy.

3.   But after so many arrests and dismissals, few Nigerians seem to believe the story of a coup plot.

4.   For example, if the United States uncovered a coup plot against Aristide, Washington could take measures to thwart it, officials said.

5.   Human rights groups in Nigeria have called the coup plot a hoax.

6.   Human rights groups in Nigeria have denounced the trials, contending that Abacha had invented the story of the coup plot.

7.   In mid-July, the leader of an organization of dissatisfied former soldiers was assassinated after he disclosed a coup plot by some in the group.

8.   On Friday, Mandela appointed a judicial panel to investigate a secret report on a coup plot, but he gave no details.

9.   One reason was the widespread speculation in Zambia that he would be arrested in connection with the coup plot if he returned.

10.   One reason the coup nearly failed was that the Mossadegh government found out about the coup plot just before it was begun.