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Court Jails Man 17 Years for Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder of Keke Rider
A Minna High Court has handed down a 17-year prison sentence to a 47-year-old man, Zingfa Nanboi, for his role in a violent attack on a commercial tricycle rider, bringing to a close a case of attempted murder and armed robbery that dates back to 2022.
Delivering judgment at Court Six of the Judiciary Complex, Justice Balkisu Gambo Yusuf ruled that the sentences would run consecutively.
Nanboi was arraigned by the Niger State Ministry of Justice on a three-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy, attempted culpable homicide, and armed robbery.
The prosecuting counsel, Fatima Mohammed, a Director in the Ministry, told the court that the offences contravened Sections 1(1)(a) and (b) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, as well as Sections 99 and 229 of the Penal Code Law of Niger State.
The court heard that on May 22, 2022, the convict conspired with one Frank Moses, who remains at large, to attack a commercial tricycle rider, Adamu Saidu.
The victim had picked them up from the Obasanjo Complex in Minna en route to Maikunkele.
Along Airport Road, Nanboi allegedly strangled the rider with a cable and gagged him to prevent him from shouting.
In the course of the attack, the victim was pushed out of the moving tricycle and left unconscious by the roadside.
He later regained consciousness in a bush, where he was found the following morning by a passerby and taken home.
During the trial, the prosecution presented five witnesses and tendered three exhibits, including the defendant’s statement, an audio-visual recording of the statement, and his oral testimony in court.
In her judgment, Justice Yusuf held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, establishing all three charges against the defendant.
“From the totality of the evidence and testimonies presented, the offences of conspiracy, attempted culpable homicide, and armed robbery have been clearly established against the defendant,” the judge ruled.
In a plea for leniency, defence counsel, Chief Olukunle Oyewole, urged the court to temper justice with mercy, describing the convict as a married man with children and a first-time offender.
However, Justice Yusuf sentenced Nanboi to 10 years’ imprisonment for armed robbery and seven years for attempted culpable homicide, with no option of fine.
The sentences are to run consecutively and will take effect from the date he was first remanded in custody.
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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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