Details of Conversation between FCT minister Wike and Naval Officer Emerge
A heated verbal confrontation erupted on Tuesday between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and an unidentified uniformed officer during a visit to a disputed estate in the Gaduwa area of Abuja.
Video of the incident shows Wike accusing the officer and soldiers guarding the site of obstructing the FCT Administration’s work and laying claim to the parcel of land. In the exchange, Wike orders the officer to “shut up,” calls him “a big f%%l,” and repeatedly reminds him that he was already in school long before the officer was born. The officer responded that he would not be shut up, insisting he was “an officer” acting on instructions and that he had integrity.
The altercation occurred amid intensified FCT efforts to clamp down on alleged illegal land allocations and encroachments in the capital. Multiple news outlets say the minister’s convoy was briefly blocked at the site before the verbal clash, which has since been widely shared on social media. Officials from the FCTA and military sources were yet to release matching public statements at the time of reporting.
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