₦airaland Forum

Ravenna:
Which Order?!
Illegal order?
You guys are full of shi.tts

Millitary order sir.
You want a three star general to obey a man who was just politically appointed.
Oga rest abeg.

steinalb:
Vice admirals in USA have access to Nuclear bomb codes. They can technically start a war before Washington gets the news. Even Presidents are very careful with them.

:oil didnt know this oh.

If the chief of defence staff could not order him to stand down,then all this is a waste of time.
That officer will be promoted for obeying orders.
The armed forces will not dare release him to be punished.

buygala:
You have still failed to answer the questions raised?

Can a Military officer, retired or not (regardless of rank) override the Commander-in-Chief's direct representative ?

Simple and short

The commander in chief's representative does not have the right to command a soldier.
Only the commander in chief has that right.

DeepSight:
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I am just telling you how it works. He will, as a Rtd CNS, for life, have a detachment protecting him and his assets. Its standard protocol.

Stop telling him bros,let him wallow in his ignorance.

Emeraldkeko:
And yet they have serving officers as aide even after retiring.... Una go just open mouth dey talk nonsense with boldness....Do you know what the rank of a Vice admiral is in the Nigeria navy or any navy in the world?

Baba when i saw that comment,I just scrolled passed it.
They think a retired vice admiral is a small boy.
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maasoap:
Stop posting this crap all over the places. What authority does a young boy in uniform guarding the property of someone who is no longer in service have to be standing in the way of a serving minister who derives his authority and power from the president? That kind of mentality can only get you fired. The minister will report to the president and the president will tell your superior to query you and you can't escape such unhurt

What crap?.
You know absolutely nothing about how the millitary operates yet you wouldn't humble yourself and learn.
When wike called the chief of defence staff,why didnt the chief of defence staff order the boys out of there?
Simple,a vice admiral remains a vice admiral event hough he is retired.
These things are simple to understand bros

nams77:
Are they under the constitution or above it

brotherly,the constitution of nigeria does not make provision for what wike was trying to do.

Iagos:
Fellow Nairalanders, the internet has been buzzing since this morning over the dramatic confrontation between FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and soldiers at a property in Gaduwa, Abuja. Let me break down what really happened and analyze who was right.

WHAT HAPPENED

On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Minister Wike led FCTA officials to inspect a land in Gaduwa when armed soldiers blocked them from entering. The property is allegedly linked to former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo.

The confrontation got heated! The minister shouted, one officer told him "I will not shut up," and Wike called the soldier "a very big fool." The soldier kept repeating "I am not a fool sir, I am acting on orders."

WIKE'S POSITION

According to the FCT Minister:
- The property has NO valid title documents
- There are NO proper building approvals from FCTA
- Development Control officials were chased away by armed soldiers when they tried to enforce a stop-work order
- He had already directed that work should stop on the plot
- He spoke with the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Naval Staff who assured him the matter would be resolved amicably

Wike's question: "How can someone who held such high office not come to my office to explain his situation but instead use soldiers to intimidate people?"

THE SOLDIERS' POSITION

The military officers claimed:
- They were acting on orders (from the former Chief of Naval Staff)
- Everything was acquired legally
- One officer insisted he was "an officer with integrity"
- They refused to budge despite the minister's threats

WHO WAS RIGHT? MY ANALYSIS

On the Land Issue:
If truly no proper FCT documentation exists (as Wike claims), then the minister is right to enforce planning regulations. No one should be above the law, military or civilian. However, the soldiers claim everything was legal - so the truth depends on whether proper documentation exists.

On the Officer's Conduct:
This is where e shock me! Was the officer right to engage a minister like that?

MY HONEST ANSWER: NO!

Here's why:
1. The soldiers were taking orders from a FORMER Chief of Naval Staff (retired officer), not their current chain of command
2. They were blocking a serving civilian government minister from performing official duties
3. The confrontational manner (arguing back, refusing orders) violated military discipline
4. In a democracy, military must be subordinate to civilian authority

Yes, soldiers should follow orders, but these orders came from a retired official, not their current commanders. The proper thing would have been to respectfully state their position while deferring to civilian authority, or let current military leadership resolve the issue through proper channels.

THE BIG QUESTIONS FOR NAIRALAND:

1. Should a former Chief of Naval Staff be using soldiers to guard private property?
2. Is this not abuse of military privilege?
3. Why didn't the former CNS approach the FCT Minister's office officially if he had legitimate documents?
4. Should the soldier be dismissed for insubordination?
5. Who truly owns this land legally?

Some politicians are already calling for the soldier's dismissal. The CDS and CNS have promised to resolve the matter amicably.

What do you think, Nairalanders? Who was right? Should the soldier be punished or praised for standing his ground?

Drop your comments below!

CC: NLFPMOD

Why do you think soldiers are guiding former chief of naval staff?
Do you think it is every retired personnel that can give orders l?
No.
A retired General in the army or chief of naval staff is never fully retired.
In the millitary,an order is an order.
The soldier was doing the right thing.

Jagabanfromcali:
This bura na full , a jnr officer undermining the minister of the republic is serious offense against the government and shud be decommissioned right away

How many times do we need to tell you that a millitary officer doesn't take orders from a civilian,not even the governor of a state.If he disobeys an order,he will be deranked at once.If it's the time of war,he will be killed.
Wike should have asked his superior to speak to him,instead of abusing him.
Only the commander in chief can order soldiers,get this knowledge and rest.

ElSudani:
This is where a lot of people are missing the point. Wike is serving at the pleasure of the president. If stop him from doing his job you are basically disobeying the president.
All the soldiers involved in this illegal security work should be dismissed immediately.

That soldier will not be dismissed,he will even be promoted.
Why was wike insisting that he must disobey a standing order?
Do you know the implications of disobeying an order?
Abeg make una calm down oh.

Christistruth00:
Last last Tinubu is his commander in chief and Wike will get his way

Christistruth00:
Yes
Wike is the Minister and Constituted Authority Of the FCT


Didn’t you already know ?

A soldier only answers to the commander in chief and his superiors,not to any bloody civilian like wike.

The president is the only civilian that has right to command the millitary,not like and not any governor.
Wike over stepped here oh.

Smithwilliams826:
US have Neva helped any country without getting something in return. Trump is a business man.
Christian genocide is a cover up.

they are free to get whatever they want to get as long as they can put a stop to these killings.

Xmen149:
How do you heat water bro.

Allow it to get really hot. Catch one and test it. I have given you all the solution to your problem.

Or are you thinking the kerosene will catch fit ni

Just put the dam thing inside pot and put on fire allow to heat and no it won't catch fire if you don't spill it,once it's very hot go test it and thank me later.

Remember,pour inside a pointy tip container strong enough to withstand heat,wear heat shielding gloves and start attacking.

Tmin the 3days plan make sure to reattack all the spaces you attacked the previous day to attain 100 percent precision

;Show were you able to read my mind bro?
I was thinking the kerosene will catch fire oh.

Xmen149:
*Hot kerosene will kill them sir*
I practically used kerosene BCS it can retain heat for long..if it's not hot you have done nothing

How do you heat hot kerosene?

sreamsense:
You lost family members in Jos and very painful to you, but you ignored those people that lost virgin girls to ipob/ESN terrorists. You ignored the pain those that ipob/ESN roasted and cannibalized.

You ignored the pain of EZes, rich and poor in the society that ipob/ESN labelled saboteurs and killed. You supported those that protested to number 10 terrorist founder in the world. You with painful experience that supposed to support the poor and vulnerable that ipob/ESN massacred even for content creation purposes to get free Google money while the victims were in pain

you are not normal.
Why change the topic?

Balderdash

WizardOfNG:
Indeed and it makes me question the sanity and mental health of some Nigerians. It is like supporting your own brutal violation by others when the law exclusively deems that a crime.

We know the people supporting this lunacy international law explicitly forbid and that US Congress will never approve.

I will personally urge these self-loading simpleton to go and beg Trump to hurry up and invade Nigeria. When he is done in the North then SE is next for bombing and American boots on ground to clear it of IPOB terror.

You think you are sane ba?
Wait till you lose your entire family to herdsmen.
Abi you think you love nigeria more than us.

If you are against Trump,you are a terrorist.
Trump is only trying to force the Nigerian government into acting and acting very fast.
If the Nigerian Government can give a supporting statement to Trump,the bandits will begin to fear and run into hiding.
How can a Nigerian be scared of travelling?
How can those in towns be scared of going to the village?

Mirasteel:
What about the first Nakba 70+ years? the displacement and killing of Palestinians and driving them away from their lands? do you think it's right?

What about the Arab nations genociding the jews even before 1948?

Mirasteel:
What about before October 7th?

what about the numerous suicide bombings in tel aviv and Jerusalem before 2006?

malali:
Believing liars is joining their delusion.

#FreePalestine

Nobody puts explosives in those joint pipes.

Those plumbing joints are used because they are very strong.

If you believe the above picture you will believe anything.

Your brain has failed you.

Mirasteel:
Get lost, is that what you should be saying? Most of you Nigerians are just heartless.

so israel should be blamed for what hamas started.
If there was no octorber 7th,would she be holding a skull right now?.

If man u wins this,they will win the Premier league.
Right in my dreams ZZZ.

If this war begins again,israel will just blow up gaza,since they already have their hostages.
Make hamas behave oh.

ledaman:
Despite All the bombings of Gaza and other environment the IDF couldn't rescue the prisoners.
It clearly shows the power of resistance.
What war couldn't achieve mediation has done it.

This one na coping mechanism be dis.

Arrowhead71:
They can do nothing
Russia annexed 45 percent of Ukraine, what did entire west did about it other than begin America to help them

That's exactly why I asked the question.
Israel will annex judea and samaria,and the west will only cry.
As long as Trump continues to back israel,the whole of Europe can burn,Netanyahu will not even blink.

Na wash.
They should come and take it and give it to the Palestine na.
Until the hostages are released and hamas disarmed the Jews will not listen to even the great america.

Slayar:
Nigerian extremist Christians licking Isreals ass. Let me tell you something ,Isreal doesnt recognise Christ ,nothing has changed from 2000 yrs.

Youre a disgrace for constantly supporting Isreal ,land grabbers and baby killers .

and what will UK do to israel if israel decides to annex the west bank?.