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The office of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike , has accused former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo , of using soldiers to intimidate civilians over the development of a land for which he has no title document. This was made known by the media aide to the FCT Minister, Lere Olayinka, in a statement on Tuesday.

According to Olayinka, Gambo was ordered to stop building on the land because he has no approved papers, but instead of complying, he deployed soldiers to attack officials of the FCTA Department of Development Control.

Olayinka added that Wike visited the site to enforce the stoppage order after speaking with the Chief of Defence Staff on the phone.

“Because he was told to stop building on a land he has no TITLE DOCUMENT and Building Approval, former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, sent his Armed Military Security Details to attack men of the FCTA Department of Development Control.

“He also stationed armed Military Men to protect the illegal development, with the Military Men threatening to shoot anyone who interfere with them.

“Today, the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, visited the site, after talking to the Chief of Defence Staff on Phone, ” Olayinka wrote in a statement via his 𝕏 account alongside a video of part of what transpired at the site.

Speaking to newsmen at the site, Wike insisted that Gambo is carrying out an illegal development as he has no document that shows approval.

He accused the former Chief of Naval Staff of attempting to intimidate people with soldiers, but Wike insisted that he couldn’t be intimidated and he would not allow the illegal development of the land to continue.

Wike had asked why the soldiers mounted a siege to the property simply because it was linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff.

“Because you are an officer? Nobody does that. The man took land because he was the Chief of Naval Staff?” Wike said.

But the officer objected saying the acquisition was lawful. “I am an officer with integrity. Everything was acquired legally,” he replied.

“Shut up,” Wike thundered, to which the officer responded, “I will not shut up.”

“You are a very big fool. As at the time I graduated, you were still in primary school,” Wike shouted.

“I am not a fool sir, I am not a fool sir, I am not a fool sir, I am not a fool, sir. I am acting on orders, I am acting on orders, I am acting on orders, I am acting on orders,” the officer replied.

“You will see if you will not leave here. Go and develop there and let me see,”the minister had said.

The security men in Wike’s entourage had earlier tried to persuade the soldiers to allow Wike access the land but they refused,

“We cannot continue to act in impunity. We cannot continue this way. This country cannot go along this line.”

“You cannot be higher than any government. You cannot be carrying a gun to intimidate anybody. I am not one of those that they can intimidate,” the minister shouted, yet the soldiers who said they were acting on orders from above refused to allow him go in.

“I don’t understand how somebody who attained that position, seeing that he has a problem, cannot approach my office to say, ‘Look, this is what’s going on,’ or simply because he is a military man, they could use that to intimidate Nigerians.”

Racoon:
Impunity rascality and lawlessness talking about the same things he has been metting out to others. V Adr Awwal Gambo may be wrong in not tendering documents to prove ownership. What makes the FCT minister from contacting the seating CDS or CNS to amicably resolve the issue?

Why must he go overtly confrontational, insultive and uncouth? Imagine the foreign diplomats in Abuja and globally watch this show of shame. National and international embarrassment.

Salewa97:
Wike, you have started again.

This one na pure ego thing. Why not just let the former chief of naval staff know that you are not comfortable with his building and allow him remove it.

Why the drama now?

Salewa97:
Wike, you have started again.

This one na pure ego thing. Why not just let the former chief of naval staff know that you are not comfortable with his building and allow him remove it.

Why the drama now?

TimeManager:
If only you knew the level of impunity that had been going on in Abuja for years, how the high and mighty use their influence and web of connections to acquire lands indiscriminately. It took them unawares that Wike could look into their eyes and putting on a fight to put an end to the shenanigans. They thought Wike would continue the old order.
Fortunately for Lagos, this would have befallen Lagos where the high and mighty could have illegally acquired more than half of the state if Lagos was still the federal capital. But it was a blessing in disguise moving the capital to Abuja.

-Kiss the truth!

TimeManager:
If only you knew the level of impunity that had been going on in Abuja for years, how the high and mighty use their influence and web of connections to acquire lands indiscriminately. It took them unawares that Wike could look into their eyes and putting on a fight to put an end to the shenanigans. They thought Wike would continue the old order.
Fortunately for Lagos, this would have befallen Lagos where the high and mighty could have illegally acquired more than half of the state if Lagos was still the federal capital. But it was a blessing in disguise moving the capital to Abuja.

-Kiss the truth!

Ikaeniyan0:
After reading the article, look at the kind of comment you both write. And you guys go dey wail about how Nigeria is run

I know a lot of you guys don't love Nigeria, you're just angry a Yoruba man is the president of Nigeria.

If the officer challenged an igbo man like Obi or Alex Otti, you guys will be crying to the UN,US,AU,UK,EU,ICC, Donald Trump etc by now. Una go dey wail say everyone hate igbos

Wike has not done anything wrong