Investigations into the alleged 2025 plot to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration have revealed how some suspects allegedly relied on WhatsApp and a lesser-known privacy-focused messaging application, Zangi, for communication. While WhatsApp is widely used in Nigeria, Zangi is less popular and promotes privacy and secure communication as some of its main features. The company behind the application says communications are protected by end-to-end encryption and users’ communication histories are stored on their devices rather than its servers. Investigators alleged that Victor was assigned to approach potential financiers and secure their support for the purported plan. Investigation records submitted in the cases contain several printouts of electronic messages allegedly exchanged among suspects.