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Air Force officer linked in alleged coup plot to assassinate Ribadu
New details have emerged in the investigation into an alleged coup plot in which a recently deployed air force officer was reportedly assigned to assa§§inate Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), the Cable reports.
According to sources familiar with the probe, Squadron Leader SB Adamu (service no. NAF/3481), from Jigawa State, was posted to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) — a programme under the Office of the National Security Adviser — just four weeks before the suspected plot was uncovered.
Although earlier reports claimed multiple suspects were attached to ONSA, sources clarified that Adamu was the only one linked to the office through the NCTC.
Military insiders said Major General Adamu Garba Laka, the National Coordinator of the NCTC, had requested a particular officer for deployment to the centre in August 2025.
However, his request was declined and Adamu was sent instead — a development now raising questions about whether the plotters had gained influence within the military’s chain of command.
Adamu is a member of Regular Course 59 of the Nigerian Defence Academy. In recent weeks, President Bola Tinubu relieved two service chiefs of their positions, including former Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, leading to speculation about possible internal cracks in the armed forces.
The Defence Headquarters, however, maintains that the investigation of 16 military officers currently in custody is a standard internal disciplinary procedure.
Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director of Defence Information, said the findings will be made public in due course. Meanwhile, media reports continue to reveal the identities of officers allegedly linked to the plot.
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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