1.   However, the following day Chief Minister Kitingan, who had close links with one of the alleged plotters, denied that any such plot existed.

2.   Kitangan denied that any such plot existed, but four people, including one of his close associates, were placed in detention under the Internal Security Act.

3.   But she said she never knew of a rebel plot to attack the Congress, or even if the plot existed, or that her housemates were rebels.

4.   It was not necessary to demonstrate that such plots existed, only to suggest that they might have been.

5.   Some of those who have lived their entire lives in Miami County do not even know the plot exists.

6.   There is no confirmation that such a plot existed.

7.   Opponents say no such plot existed.

8.   Critics say no such plot existed.

9.   Critics say the plot never existed and that Abacha invented it as an excuse for jailing his opponents.

10.   Government opponents have denied any coup plot existed and that Abacha was simply looking for an excuse to arrest critics.