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press9jatv:
Meet the former chief of Naval staff whose land is at the center of controversy with the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike

Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, is retired Nigerian Navy Vice Admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Staff of Nigeria from January 2021 to June 2023.

Born on April 22, 1966, in Kano State, Nigeria, he enlisted in the Nigerian Navy in 1984 and specialized in Underwater Warfare with a subspecialization in Intelligence.

He holds a PhD and a Master's degree in Transport Management from Ladoke Akintola University.

Vice Admiral Gambo has held numerous key appointments throughout his career, including Director of Procurement at the Defence Space Administration and Commander/Commandant of the Directorate of Naval Intelligence Annex and the Nigerian Navy Intelligence School.

During his tenure as Chief of Naval Staff, he achieved significant milestones such as reducing piracy incidents in the Gulf of Guinea.

He is also a member and fellow of various professional bodies related to management, safety, shipping, and diplomacy.

He has earned several awards and honors, including the ECOMOG Peacekeeping Medal and Admiralty Medal

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike accused him of land grabbing and illegal construction.

All the more reason he should follow the law and stop disgracing the military

Chucks13:
Your last paragraph make no sense. Pls is there any record any US minister going into the street grabbing land?

Answer me pls Mr knows it all.

how did you infer from what I wrote that I implied US military grab lands ?

Read slowly and very slowly or you may need to change diet like okpa and abacha.

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Finally someone sensible has spoken . And I say it and say it again, the level of morality, common sense and knowledge in Nigeria is below average and a society with this kind of depravity cannot elect good leaders for themselves.

A military man with guns and amo stopped a government official from doing their legitimate job. What is the difference between this and a coup.

So the law does not apply to army or navy or air force?

Any fool with a gun and uniform can do what the boy did. The only thing he lacks is discipline.

The strongest military in the world the US Army are all within civilian authority and the laziest military in the world is acting like gangsters and lawless.

Reference:
That is the point.
People chose what to see, a perspective that suits them at the point of expediency. But you cannot build a country of laws that way.

If you want the military out of your lives then like other societies draw boundaries. Do you see the military on the streets of other societies doing PPS, doing police work, doing vigilante...

What are the laws concerning the military owning property. What are the laws about senior military men and post service privileges. These are the questions to be answered.

Because authority is conferred on the basis of the law, not grandstanding. And these laws should be clear to everyone, even the man on the street. The average American knows where the average military man's authority begins and ends. Do you know concerning yours.

Is it not worrying to you the deaths and destruction caused by inter security clashes on a regular basis for decades now. Why hasn't these issues been resolved by the law. No one cares till another happens.

And here you are insinuating politics because of what is happening today, once again because of the individuals involved.

this is prating. I don't think you fully understand the situation at hand. You're latching on to a general matter into this district peculiar case.

Of course Donald Trump has deployed the national guard ok the streets of several states given the nature of violence. Nigeria also had same laws granting the president the right and powers to deploy the military with the approval of the NA.

Now, if the military uses its personnel as private guards or vigilante, that's illegal and I have held many of such instances in my capacity for redress.


Now if a military man will stop a Minister, being the extension of the presidency from performing his duties because there's vested interest, that's pushing the boundaries and becomes an illegality gone too far.

So don't tell me about the usual nuances we see on a regular bases, that those need to be addressed first before we can talk about this.

It makes no sense.

Reference:
But tomorrow when he is going to Rivers state by what authority does he have to commandeer a platoon of soldiers as his personal protection detail.

The problem is that we are often quick to clutch at straws. The last incident is the only one we remember. We ignore the other failings that have contributed to it.

Where are the laws, where are the boundaries, what are the red lines. It is the failure of organization in government. It is the adhoc way, the lawlessness in society to which they ALL subscribe that turns around to bite them.

In any other society there will be no conflict between security men working for the same government. See what Trump is facing while attempting to put troops on ground in major US cities against crime and illegal immigration. All the conflicting IS ABOUT THE LAW. What he can do and what he cannot do.

There you don't see standoffs or shootouts between security or military at any level despite the fact that they have hundreds of different law enforcement agencies.

Structure, structure, structure, law,.law, law.

I fail to see the correlation between Wike using army as security when traveling and an army personnel taking laws into his own hands and obstructing a legitimate government work.

You're sounding political. This is just common sense a d the army is undisciplined and unruly.

geoworldedu:
You know how to insult an ordinary soldier on duty, but you cannot insult the former Naval Officer who is the brain behind the whole thing. Abeg go and apologize to the person you insulted first before we will emotionally support you. If not so, case closed. Na on top subordinates you can flex your muscles. Go and show power against your mate, no, but you dey form innocenty for social media

Was the corner chief of naval staff there in person?

Insulting a senior military personnel on illegal duty is what you can't do yourself even if it means saving your life.

Maxymilliano:
https://punchng.com/avoid-stunts-with-soldiers-shehu-sani-cautions-wike/?fbclid=Iwb21leAOAU21leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5pJsN0jDgumrOwE0w7OiBRJ4IsSYd5lIEOLVcAUxHANFk_J1rgRvywpsgBvQ_aem__ApG62EO4nly5iBQXqHUiA

has anyone noticed most abokis are for the military. Because that's their national grip.

Again, in a democracy, army do not take laws into their hands. The army goofed big time on this one.

Newsgeek24:
https://verynigerian.com/wikes-clash-with-naval-officer-a-threat-to-national-security-buratai/

Now I am certain there's something on the training of the military in Nigeria that undermines login and discipline.

Firstly , Wike is the minister of of FCT and all ministers are an extension of the president of Nigeria.

Secondly, Wike is carrying out his constitutional mandate while the military was impeding his work.

3 Military cannot resort to self help, yes not even the chief of army staff can build his property without following laid down procedure as laid down by government

4. The laziest and most undisciplined army of thrvetod has too much ego and no respect for civilian authority.

5 the military should apologise to Wike immediately. And go back to their barracks.

InfoGuru118:
https://verynigerian.com/tension-as-gunmen-kidnap-six-defence-ministry-officials-en-route-abuja/

while they are busy illegally obstructing government officials in the FCT, gunmen are kidnapping their officials one by one.

The most undisciplined army in the world, NA.

ALTERNATEID:
Sorry but we are no longer under a military dictatorship. In a democracy, the military is subjected to civilian control.

Nobody has the power to deploy soldiers for an internal operation without the approval of Mr. President. So, it is illegal to deploy soldiers to go and be protecting a private land of a retired soldier.

Again, it is illegal for anybody to obstruct FCT officials from carrying out their legitimate duties. If we allow just anybody to use access to military boys to stop government officials from doing their jobs, then we are creating a banana republic.

Finally, all lands in the FCT are vested in the Minister of the FCT. He has the power to allocate and cancel the allocation. If the former CNS is dissatisfied with the decision of the FCT minister, he should approach the court and not resort to self help. Obstructing FCT officials including preventing the minister from accessing the land in such a rude and unprofessional manner is unacceptable. Those soldiers should be made to face disciplinary action immediately.

we can only pray for Nigeria. The amount of ignorance is the land is so disturbingly hopeless.

I believe Nigeria needs educational revolution than economic one.

An army man interfering with force to impede government officials from doing their constitutional job.

This is a coup already.

oz4real83:
What is bringing "see finish" to the military is because they have allowed politicians and other criminals to use them over the years to do their biddings, this behaviour has empowered the likes of Wike to behave towards them as he just did

what is a military deploying troops over a land matter? Are you okay?

You military had reduced yourselves into pay boys. They are all over the place in domestic disputes, land matters , debt recovery and marital issues.

The minister was on a legitimate duty and the army has no business there. That's why boko haram has been lingering for over 20 years because of lack of discipline and intelligence absent in the military.

Leonardo4:
But he achieved his aim. He prevented wike from accessing the property

i would thikk the aim was to develop the land as it is still undeveloped

Fiscus105:
Only civilian that all military personnel can obey bomber to bomber is President, the remaining civilian must pass through, military authorities if you want them to obey you.


So, in your ignorant assumption, the military officer will disobey his superior and obey Wike, which means, any other person can order military to leave strategic and sensitive place, because minister or gov order them

With Ur belief, the president life and position are in jeopardy.

ignorance of the law isn't an excuse.

You're under civilian authority. Even if that land belongs to the military man, he can't stop government from coming there to do their legitimate work.

I know long years of military rule has taken its toll on your ability to comprehend simple law and duties and obligation.

But that's why I'm here, to help you.

Now drop your gun and come to class.

I want to show you all the civilians every one including military personnel must comply and obey

DixseenMktPlace:
If you no respect yourself na Wetin you get be that

the soldier is doing what any fool with gun can do. It's unprofessional, it's thuggery and it's the problem with Nigeria.

Wike who put him in his place by asking him in uniform to keep quiet and called him a fool. That's a humiliation and an insult in public he will never ever experience from any civilian until he retires

Nigeria is in problem especially from people like you who don't know or respect constituted authority.

The soldier was acting unprofessionally and could be in serious problem, he and whoever gave him that order to take laws into his hand and impede a minster doing his legitimate duty.

The level of ignorance in Nigeria as showcased on Nairaland is sad and unfortunate.

It's not a matter of liking or hating the minister, it is a fact that soldiers are under civilian authority and if they act this way to a minister, ordinary Nigerians like the F.O.OL.s on this thread will be treated like slaves if any army personnel has issues with them.

TechCapon:
please remind me of the car again, I've forgotten

sorry case...I meant case not car.

TechCapon:
with the way these fathers are been accused of defiling their underaged daugthers am beginning to think it's false accusations on innocent fathers because nobody wants to hear men's side of the story. Because what is so attractive in 2 yrs old kid that will even make a man get erection bikonu

and you became a prophet as the case turned out as you guessed

Jennyclay:
They have bribed the officers on this case

hard substance impedes cognitive ability and greatly reduces common sense.

SisterAnn:
It's a roforofo fight.

Did Ned take it goodly when he resorted to social media to wash his dirty linen?

when your friend went to social media to lie and blackmail that she was beate and attacked by thugs? Wasn't how the social media melee started?

Why do women lie to themselves and play the victim every time?

She's taking it badly. Women never get a lesson of life immediately like men do.

Theirs come with time .

And she thinks she's liked!

Eminent2025:
Oga go and answer EFCC stop playing the victim card, we are no longer buying this bullshit. If he has no skeleton in his cupboard why is he hiding in UK?

Millions of people are un-employ, some places has no good road, some no good health facilities.

Civil servants are paid peanuts

Yet these politicians who had looted the country dry will come and cry for us and shout persecution when they are call to account. Many people has fracture hands,leg and some die due to bad road. Some die because they could not get a good health treatment as he is getting in another man's country.

When these thieves are called to make account they start shouting persecution . What of the persecution u made millions face due to looting of state and national treasure

Is it not persecution of the masses when u loot the treasury?

Go and explain to EFCC how u spent the money Sir

Did you read through article?

Dotherightthing:
13 is age of consent

Before you crucify me, go check the section 218 of the criminal code act of 2004

you posted this for clout and the fake likes you gave yourself?

Paedophilia and bipolar combined is an incurable social and medical disease o

Ganjafama:
Try get small sense na. Do you think somebody can just come out and claim to be Ned's brother,with all these allegations if really he is not. An imposter could face a lengthy time in jail.

why should anyone take the opinion of someone seriously who calls himself Ganjafama?

I thought these F.O.O.L.s would be sober, calculating and cautious.

They are still living in the fragile double of social media where they've existed most times of their life.

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so5xPVU7AlQ?si=PSh2g2eyjjsKIHJq

amother hired and frustrated gun who is seizing the current situation to throw mud.

From his speech you will know he's not Ned's brother but a village hater.

Noneroone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjPlfUt4S9U?si=j0oVRaYl19-WuP7m



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/08/bbc-to-apologise-for-doctored-trump-speech/

I have told people numerous times that the left, liberal and democrats are the most corrupt group in all of history.

Ably and readily armed with their willing press partners who are on a steady campaign of social engineering, propaganda, outright lies and deceit for anyone who doesn't share their progressive LGBTQ ideology.

CNN, ABC , Yahoo, MSNBC, BBC , New York Times etc are all in this corruption. The real tragedy is this is how they sold feminism, LGBTQ, gay and Kamala Harris to Africans who can't think for themselves and this is how they also pushed COVID 19 and many more scams around the world .

EyeCumInPeace:
Na their wahala be dat.

Who else has noticed Fake and Manipulated LIKES on Nairaland. 🤔
You see some sense-less posts attracting many LIKES. 😁

it's always been fake with the cheapskates who use here for business

Sonnobax15:

I won't be surprised if Ned should release those tapes , with the way the whole saga is going......

If not for f00lishnex,why would a married man,an old man like Ned allow his legally married wife to be filming herself during intimacy? @

Cha,lemme reserve like 1gb for corner wey I go use rush download am anytime Ned Nwoko feels like empowering his constituents with clips of the tape

if the sex tape was between she and Ned, why is she alarmed?

And why are you people criticizing Ned for marrying a younger woman and not the woman for marrying an older man. Double standards for people who need psychological evaluation.

nlfpmod:
Actress Regina Daniels Calls Estranged Hubby Ned Nwoko Narcissistic Manipulative B*stard In Second Memo And Reveals There Is A Sex Tape.



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Dearest ex husband thanks for breaking the crown you put on my head.

Was it this same woman who said she's a queen in her own house and a nobody on her husband's house?

What a contradictory, hypocritical insincere individual? Now everyone now sees the truth and who the real victim is.

One thing more: if the sex tape was between she and her husband, she won't be freaking out like this and she's probably intoxicated om substance while posting this.