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Myopic statement. The small boy disrespected the president big time.

Those who are on Wike's side are simply being narrow minded or mischievous. There are official and legal channels for Wike to address the issue but he chooses to go the way of a hooligan and tout. How can a Minister utter such uncouth gutter words against a senior military officer. Between Lt Yarima and Wike who acted like a fool? Wike always act likea demi-god: in Rivers politics, in pdp and everywhere.

PigTormentor:
This General is wrong.
Wike is wrong for confronting the officer and using thise foul languages but the officer is also wrong for not obeying civilian authority.
Wike is the head of civil authority in Abuja.
Forget sentimental reasons or the fact that some hate Wike for other reasons but a disciplined military always let their officers know that civil authority is paramount.
Why is the officer guarding landed property? Is that part of his official duty?
His also claiming to know more about the land than the executive authority of Abuja.

The only people who are supporting Wike in all of these things are Tinubu's supporters.

What are they smoking to behave like this abeg?

Nawaoo!

SisterAnn:
If the government schedule serving officers to continue to guide and protect retired officers, guiding their interests should not be a crime.

You failed to address the meat of my post, which is Wike's unacceptable behavior.

Military brass detailing soldiers to senior retired officers is a tradition from military days and not a law. This is one reason the soldiers don't act as if we are in a democratic setting.


Wike was wrong on all fronts as he behaved in a manner unbecoming of one called his excellency and sadly, he's incorrigible.

LagosOrigin:
All the military generals are solidly against Wike so he has lost this case .

All the Generals standing and speaking against Wike makes me suspect that there is more to this land issue.

That land title must be properly investigated. I suspect foul play about that land.

The retired Navy Chief has cases to answer.

You cannot disrespect the uniform, but the uniformed men disrespect civilians everyday. Even me as a General I cannot slap my soldier, but your soldiers can slap bloody civilians, talking rubbish as usual, you are not more important to this country than a teacher, policeman, doctor etc

FuglyGurl:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/wike-vs-naval-officer-military-uniform-represents-state-authority-says-gen-irabor/

In a civilian democratic government, the military is subject to civilian authority — this principle is called “civilian control of the military.” It means that:

The President or elected civilian leaders (such as the Minister of Defence) have the final authority over the military.

The military’s duty is to protect the nation’s territorial integrity, defend against external aggression, and obey lawful orders from the civilian leadership.

The military cannot issue or enforce orders that contradict or undermine the civilian government, except in extremely rare situations defined by the constitution (for example, during a declared state of emergency, and even then, under civilian oversight).


If the military tries to give orders against the civilian government, that act is considered mutiny, insubordination, or even treason — especially if it involves an attempt to seize power or disobey lawful civilian authority.

Reloadedisraelp:
disgraceful country..u go explain Taya.

there's a particular group of people, belonging to the worst generation of Gen Z rho use the phrase explain tire. They are the worst of the worst.

The arm.pit of society

Na lie. Na power prejudices.... Read bow.



ON WIKE and Yerima Navy Boy: Reflections.....

We have to keep saying these things!!!

Ko! Ko! Ko! la n'rọ́fá adití

1. There is an incident I have never forgotten. It happened in 1995/96 in those days of our early adulthood in Amuwo-Odofin.

There was this Hausa-Fulani chap that had come visiting his Uncle in the estate. Somehow he got to mix up with our league of childhood friends and we were all good together. He was a jolly good fellow, typical Hausa-Fulani aristocratic background. It was written all over him.

We used to play some football on the field of the areas now known as the Amuwo-Odofin GRA. It was usually on Saturdays.

This particular Saturday morning was an Environmental sanitation day when people were not allowed to move about but expected to be cleaning the environment but we took it for granted and went playing football that day.

It was in the height of Abacha's rule and FEAR was part of our lives in Lagos.

The game was going well until suddenly everywhere scattered. We started running in all directions like hunted antelopes.

Police and soldiers were everywhere pursuing violators as we were.

I was running like mad!!!

At some point I paused to look back to see our Hausa-Fulani friend because I was worried about him. It was his first time and he may not know his way.

Lo and behold, the guy hadn't even taken a single step.

He was just there looking at us like we were some idiots.

The police men and soldiers gathered around him and he looked at them with disdain.

I don't know what he told them but they didn't make any attempt to touch him.

Those guys went away chasing other people.

Eventually when we got home the guy asked us why we ran

He couldn't farthom it.

The truth is that the Police and Soldiers don't treat Northerners in the North the way they treated us in the South especially Yoruba land.

That is it!!!

I have NEVER forgotten.

2. When I drew your attention recently to the way Sultan Sa'ad Abubakar addressed Tinubu's ADC, Colonel Nurudeen Yusuf like a small boy you said it was the tradition of Military seniority.

I laughed at you.

Oba Alake Egba land is a MONARCH and also a RETIRED SENIOR ARMY OFFICER. I assure you that he may never have been able to walk into Aso Villa to talk to an Army Sergeant in Buhari's detail in same manner that Sultan did to Col. Yusuf.

He would have thought twice about it.

It is not about the Army but the confidence of superiority Complex of the Fulanis.

3. Do you think Gen. Oladipo Diya or Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju in the height of their glory could have ordered a Fulani Army Major any how let alone a Major Hamza El-Rufai?

NEVER!

There must be a limit to it

Gen Oladipo Diya on live TV at the Oputa Panel said Major El-Mustapha was " De facto No. 2 man" in that Abacha's regime and not him.

He said it.

Forget those stories of ranks. It's all wash.

4. Do you think a Yoruba COLONEL, even GENERAL OLUYEDE the current Chief of Defence Staff himself can treat a Minister Pantami or Minister El-Rufai in the way and manner Lieutenant Yerima treated Wike?

NEVER.

They won't try it.

I assure you they won't try, they can't and they won't.

There will be serious repercussions because Abuja may have started burning by now.

5.. If you don't understand what I am saying, please go into history, go and read about how BRIGADIER Ogundipe was rubbished, totally humiliated by rank-and-file soldiers who were supposed to be his immediate staff, directly under his command in the wake of 29th July 1966 coup.

They snubbed him and told him he couldn't give them orders.

He was just lucky that he wasn't on the target list otherwise he would be dead, shot by those men who were supposed to be his personal aids

Ojukwu was there in ensconced in the Eastern Region in the safety of Ibo land and surrounded by Ibo soldiers. He began to insist that Brigadier Ogundipe was the most senior officer after Aguiyi-Ironsi and should take over instead of Gowon.

Ogundipe who had enough sense to know that he had no such powers ignored Ojukwu.

The Fulanis and other Northerners staged th coup and mutiny how then could he still claim to be superior?

The man had to run away.

Ibos mocked him, they said he was a coward.

A very wise man o. He would have just wasted his life as Col Fajuyi did in dying with Aguiyi-Ironsi.

6.. Shehu Musa Yar'Adua was overnight catapulted from the rank of Lt Colonel to Brigadier and installed as Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters.

In those days the Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters was second-in-commamd to the Head of State.

But Dimka Coup had wiped out Murtala Mohammed who was a Fulani.

Yar'Adua was as a Colonel about the highest ranking Fulani at the time.

There were many other officers who were superior to him including Generals.

But they made him Brigadier and Second-in-commamd to Obasanjo. It had to be so because the Fulanis already believed that Nigeria was theirs.

In reality Yar'Adua was the Head of State.

Gen. Obasanjo understood the signs and reluctantly accepted to be a place holder acting as Head of State for 3 years. He was barely tolerated till he handed over to Fulani Shehu Shagari in 1979.

The Fulani Establishment wass in charge and Yar'Adua was their point man and Defacto HoS.

7. These realities above were not known to Ifeajuna, Nzeogwu and their fellow Ibo mutineers of 15th January 1966. It was their major undoing.

They failed to recognise that the era of Nigerian Army under the British was over.

Ibos had 37 commissioned officers.
Yoruba had 10.
Hausa-Fulanis and the whole North had 8.

In the NAIVIEITY of Ifeajuna and Nzeogwu and whoever advised them, the IBOS HAD THE ARMY.

But the evil British had planned it well.

Ibos poured into the Miliary at the Officer level because they had Education while the Hausa-Fulanis were encouraged to pack themselves full into the rank-and-file because they didn't have much educated folks to fill the officer cadre at the time.

The Yoruba people hardly registered into officer cadre even though they had more educated folks and they were not much at the rank-and-file. Yoruba didn't have any interest in the Army and even Federal Civil Service structure. They kept themselves in Ibadan and Western. Only very few Yoruba people who probably didn't make it to further their education ended up in the Army.

Whereas the Northerners were snatching their boys out from Secondary schools and throwing them into the Kaduna Miliary Academy to join th Army.

It was a balance of force between the Ibos and the Fulanis but Nzeogwu and Ifeajuna didn't recognise it.

When they struck they could only have parked their Ibo boys into the show because it could NEVER have taken place with the knowledge of ANY Northerner.

They wiped out everybody including the Fulani's most beloved Sardauna and were so foolish enough not to know that the Fulanis were VERY VINDICTIVE AND UNFORGIVING. They didn't expect any reaction because they felt they were on the commanding heights of the Army everywhere.

But the Fulani aka NORTH had control of the ground troops, the Zombie Adamu-shoot Godogodo Soldiers who only heard "GO" and not "COME".

The rest is history.

8. Since then and over time, the core Moslem Hausa-Fulani North have taken over the entire Miliary, Police and Security infrastructure using the Aguiyi-Ironsi Unitary constitution. They have eased out the Middle belt officers over time and rapidly elevated their core Northerners.

They set up the Military as an agent of Terror to keep Nigeria under control of the North and Fulani Establishment.

Everywhere they had built control over successive Military regimes.

Each time o visit Barracks in Yoruba land i shale my head.

If you see Soldier moving around this my Abeokuta, at least 7 out of them are Abokis.

I don't believe all those Military facade of Discipline and Orderliness.

It's all wash.

At the bottom of it is POLITICS, RELIGION AND ETHNICITY and these take preeminence over the Oath sworn to by Soldiers.

These people have built a deadly CULT of official bandits in this country and at the same time they are able to aid the Legion of bandits roaming around Yoruba land today, the people pretending to be Okada riders, Shoe makers, Bowler-bowler etc.

Unless Nigeria is structured we are in slavery in this country and I don't even believe that President Tinubu is safe.

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And this is most insightful piece on the matter. Nb.

Richtaiwo:
Choi, see reasoning. Nawao.

9ja na anyhow county , that's why someone will send military personnel to go mouth landed properties in a country that lack excess uniform men to face the security challenges.oga wike like to dey over do as well

Sonnobax15:
can you please go to any military check point and repeat exactly the same words there? . I'd love to know if it'd be possible for you to return home with your complete 32 teeth

This is the problem.

There are countries where they respect soldiers so much that if a soldier enters, people will stand and be saying "Thank you for your service." In those countries, soldiers don't brutalize civilians. They would never remove anyone's teeth or enter danfo and be arguing with the driver that they're staff and won't pay. They comport themselves. They don't get in the way of civilians. Don't guard anybody's land.

He reminded citizens that the military operates under strict codes of conduct and that no one, not even a general, has the right to physically assault or publicly humiliate a subordinate.

It's already humiliating that a NDA graduate and 6 years into his career was turned to gateman for a plot of land in the heart of Abuja.

Whereas we witnessed BH and ISWAP forces fighting each other on lake Chad, and Tompolo is guiding our coastal water ways in Niger Delta. Since our Navy is useless in both cases.

The Nigerian military has no shame. You can't shame the shameless.

Ttalk:
Is it not the same uniform the bandit and Boko Haram are. wearing when they murder people.
Oga abeg pack well

Na you go pack well.

It's never the same uniform the terrorists are wearing. Can you spot Nigerian flag 🇳🇬 on any of their uniform?
They can as well sew their kits from Chadian or Nigerien army uniform.

PigTormentor:
This General is wrong.
Wike is wrong for confronting the officer and using thise foul languages but the officer is also wrong for not obeying civilian authority.
Wike is the head of civil authority in Abuja.
Forget sentimental reasons or the fact that some hate Wike for other reasons but a disciplined military always let their officers know that civil authority is paramount.
Why is the officer guarding landed property? Is that part of his official duty?
His also claiming to know more about the land than the executive authority of Abuja.

Brother,

I quite appreciate your analogy.

The salient question: why are Naval officers deployed to guard private properties of a retired Naval Chief and other military officers?

Is that how jobless the Navy or military has become?

We complain about police that is suppose to maintain public peace and security being seconded to protect certain citizens while public peace and policing is compromised. That is exactly the same situation with this Naval officers guarding a private property of a retired Navy Chief.

People keep saying Wike disrespected the military, I don't understand. Who empowered and employed the military in Nigeria. I believe the military derives it's power from the Constitution and people of Nigeria. The military is to serve and protect the people, especially from external enemies, aggression and attacks. It is not the other way round that people, military should obey the law and order of the country, the Constitution and the constituted authority.

Wike is an authority in Abuja being the Federal Capital Territory Minister, he has every right and authority to be at that contentious and disputed land. He has the right and authority to carry out demolition and reclaimation of the land. If anyone, including the military or retired military officers, feel aggrieved when Wike seizes their disputed land, they can approach the court for redress.

The FCT administration can get the court order to demolish that facility and so be it once the court order is granted.

My only issue with Wike on that matter is his utterances and professional conduct in that incident. Otherwise, he has the authority and responsibility to carry out all activities legally concerning that land.

zeuss:
The highest state authority is the C in C who incidentally relying on his wisdom has vested wike with the responsibility of representing him in the FTC as his minister.

Every uniform has its Jurisdiction.

President and C in C are two separate functions, the ministers are representative of the president while the Chief of Defence staff is the representative of the C in C.

Even when Wike gives directives to his subordinates, he expects them to carry it out to the letter.

Is it the same Irabor that is supporting obi and he did nothing whe he was in service.. foolish man.
One you are retired you can can't give orders.

Wallade:
All the Generals standing and speaking against Wike makes me suspect that there is more to this land issue.

That land title must be properly investigated. I suspect foul play about that land.

The retired Navy Chief has cases to answer.

Have cases to answer to who?

Dey play

nothing will happen . Tinubu don't wanna be in the military bad books right now ..

eddyvilla:
Is Wike working for the Military Generals. It's just that we as Nigerians are mostly blind to constructive criticism, General Irabor mentioned and recognized that Wike is in charge of Land matters, so when the person who is in charge comes to check the land he is in charge of, a uniform will then be used to illegally stopped his constitutional work?

Yes

After inspecting the lands, he grab it and dash to his sons and friends abi?

Na God go punish Wike and his supporters

PigTormentor:
This General is wrong.
Wike is wrong for confronting the officer and using thise foul languages but the officer is also wrong for not obeying civilian authority.
Wike is the head of civil authority in Abuja.
Forget sentimental reasons or the fact that some hate Wike for other reasons but a disciplined military always let their officers know that civil authority is paramount.
Why is the officer guarding landed property? Is that part of his official duty?
His also claiming to know more about the land than the executive authority of Abuja.

That you are entitle to your opinion doesnt mean you are right, what is the General wrong about, the Military uniform is the symbol of every nation thats our image to the world
In our country Nig. the military are only answerable to the GCFR through there generals in chain of command ... even a real governor can not command police talk more of a soldier .. cos the constitution does not provide such powers ... Sanwo case in Magodo is a classical case thats even an elected governor ... the police on ground did not answer to him

The manner and approach the soldier engage Wike is polite enough, no aggression, he wasnt yelling, neither did he raise his hands on anyone ...so how is he wrong by structure of hierachy he is not answerable to wike.
Soldiers are not tried by civilian court they have there own justice panel nothing like civilian authority to Military except GCFR

stevups:
Myopic statement. The small boy disrespected the president big time.

if the soldier disrespected the president then Wike disrespect to the military uniform is a disrespect to the nation who is bigger

the president is nobody without the nation and the nation is nothing without the "Military"

Why is tinubu, shetima and atiku quiet
If it was obi now ,. Una go hear loud speakers and woofers playing

erniok:
Military brass detailing soldiers to senior retired officers is a tradition from military days and not a law. This is one reason the soldiers don't act as if we are in a democratic setting.


Wike was wrong on all fronts as he behaved in a manner unbecoming of one called his excellency and sadly, he's incorrigible.

You think its only pertinent to Nigeria, moreover retired military have guards to himself doesnt have to be a law its part of their "Entitlement"

Now let's go back to old news,
It men buhari ordered the shooting at lekki toll gate, since the army are not under tinubu or Lagos state governor then,
Like some one said, army can only take orders from their superior or Commander in chief

Ttalk:
Is it not the same uniform the bandit and Boko Haram are. wearing when they murder people.

Oga abeg pack well

I WODER THE TYPE OF SCHOOL SOME OF YOU WENT TO. IS BOKO HARAM UNIFORM RECOGANISED BY ANY GOVERNMENT?

reddingtonblack:
You think its only pertinent to Nigeria, moreover retired military have guards to himself doesnt have to be a law its part of their "Entitlement"

Mention which other countries, not 3rd world countries that detail their troops to protect properties of ex service chiefs.

onatisi:
Tinubu should quickly rein Wike to order, military don't like with any of their own I remember the case of mko Abiola and the airforce recruits then , when mko was severely beaten , he thought ibb will punish them , lailai.
Wike is very lucky he didn't meet. Mad crazy one on that site , all his teeth would have been removed by now

My Dad told me the story
He had to call Aikhomu then

Richtaiwo:
Very good one from former CDS.

In addition to that, the existence of that uniform is the reason wike is free to move around to wherever he wish. In fact, his power and authority is remotely related to the existence of that uniform.

Abeg, if your brain can't process this simple logic, don't bother to quote. I don't have that luxury of time teaching adults common sense.

It’s very easy for military officers to shout uniform, uniform. They should also respect the uniform by not debasing the uniform by sending a uniformed officer to oversee or be involved in a civil matter.

I am not siding Wike or the officer or the retired Naval chief. All messed up.

People forget that this officer was disparaging a similarly uniformed police officer!

He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. No one’s hands is clean in this, plus Wike who called a uniformed officer a fool, plus the officer who abused the policemen and dispaaraged the police as an institution and the retired naval chief who sent his ADC to settle a civilian matter. All have blame!

If only the highly respected Gen Irabor (Rtd) had been able to explain this concept to Bello Turji, I would've appreciated his context!

Meanwhile, you can't blame the FCT Minister for not understanding military shenanigans when the Military do not understand they are under Civilian Rule! Without what Wike is doing (making the FCT sustainable financially, who and how will the military institutions be funded - will they adopt BH, Bandit or Lakurawa Style of funding? Will they be paid-per-click?

Richtaiwo:
Very good one from former CDS.

In addition to that, the existence of that uniform is the reason wike is free to move around to wherever he wish. In fact, his power and authority is remotely related to the existence of that uniform.

Abeg, if your brain can't process this simple logic, don't bother to quote. I don't have that luxury of time teaching adults common sense.

Unlike you, you talk sense here

erniok:
Mention which other countries, not 3rd world countries that detail their troops to protect properties of ex service chiefs.

You see your life, As a matter of Fact the soldier are not detailed to protect properties they are deployed to protect the retired general ...

Protecting the General includes protecting his interest everything dear to him as long as its not criminal or violate the law
once the military deploy guards to retired General they withdraw n leave the control .... its only when their is complain or violation they intervene

reddingtonblack:
You see your life, As a matter of Fact the soldier are not detailed to protect properties they are deployed to protect the retired general ...

Protecting the General includes protecting his interest everything dear to him as long as its not criminal or violate the law
once the military deploy guards to retired General they withdraw n leave the control .... its only when their is complain or violation they intervene

I should be taking you "you see your life?" Bring 3rd world mentality in an argument is nauseating.

Protecting their person is different from protecting building projects they are undertaking. Know these two differences.

I ask again, point out a civilised nation that details their troops to protect properties of ex service officers.