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Minister of Works, David Umahi, has responded to a viral video circulated by activist Omoyele Sowore, detailing an encounter at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command headquarters, on Tuesday.

In a statement issued on February 25, 2026, the minister’s media aide said the video shared by Sowore sought to “publicly confront and provoke” Umahi over a matter already before the appropriate authorities.

According to the statement, the allegations referenced in the video were made by one Mrs. Tracy Ohiri and have been in the public domain since last year.

The claims, which include alleged assault and unpaid campaign materials, were said to have been circulated repeatedly through social media videos and posts.

The statement said the allegations have been inconsistent and contradictory, adding that this had been widely observed by members of the public who followed the issue over time.

Addressing the circumstances surrounding the police appearance, the statement rejected suggestions that the minister deployed law enforcement to pursue a personal matter.

It said the Nigeria Police Force acted within its constitutional mandate after receiving a petition from the minister’s lawyer, leading to the arrest of the complainant and the subsequent invitation of the minister to make a statement as part of standard investigative procedure.

The media office accused Sowore of attempting to “dramatize” the lawful process by creating a public spectacle, describing it as a pattern of “performative activism” aimed at attracting attention rather than establishing facts.

It added that Umahi declined to engage in what it described as theatrics and calmly disengaged from the situation.

“The matter remains under police investigation, where facts will determine the outcome,” the statement said.

The minister reaffirmed his commitment to transparency, due process, and the rule of law, stressing that he would not be distracted from his responsibilities, including the delivery of critical infrastructure projects across the country.

The statement was signed by Francis Nwaze, Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Media.

https://dailytrust.com/umahi-narrates-own-side-of-encounter-with-sowore-at-police-station/?noamp=available

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Alleged ₦250m Debt: Woman Confronts Umahi, Sowore Steps In (Video)

Gang of thieving fiends.

Sowore na trouble maker, 35 years as an activist he dosent want to start from the bottom, he just wanna become NIGERIA PRESIDENT 😅

Oga forget this long story, are you owing the woman yes or no?!

Media aide you have just ended up saying nothing. You failed to include the part where your Minister said to the woman "you haven't seen nothing yet". Umahi said it's a civil matter, then why involve the police and intimidating the woman. Transparency my a$$

I think this should be the main topic

Kobicove:
Oga forget this long story, are you owing the woman yes or no?!

Oga, sowore acted like what any youth would have done from advanced nations

This is not the full story, this story is half and half

Tome4real:
This is not the full story, this story is half and half

Umahi's side right?
Umahi, pay the woman and avoid all these dramas

Elvis2kay:
Sowore na trouble maker, 35 years as an activist he dosent want to start from the bottom, he just wanna become NIGERIA PRESIDENT 😅

Start from the bottom so he will learn how to steal? How to claim that 1 bottle of coke for the Governors Lodge is 20,000 a bottle? Or how to budget N80 million every year for fencing a government educational institution in Delta State that has already been abandoned for years and moved to a new location? Or how to steal teachers salary in the Local Governments of Ondo to that it can sit in an account to collect interest for the Chairman to chop?

All those who started from the bottom, show me one who didn't become a massive thief and incompetent leader?

Dave umahi the land thiéf

Not even a single individual in tinubu's team is clean, gang of kriminals

Were you will expect other presidential aspirants to fight for the people, you wont see them
Sowore for president

babzo:
Start from the bottom so he will learn how to steal? How to claim that 1 bottle of coke for the Governors Lodge is 20,000 a bottle? Or how to budget N80 million every year for fencing a government educational institution in Delta State that has already been abandoned for years and moved to a new location? Or how to steal teachers salary in the Local Governments of Ondo to that it can sit in an account to collect interest for the Chairman to chop?

All those who started from the bottom, show me one who didn't become a massive thief and incompetent leader?

or how to allocate budget for ajaokuta and refinery that already de@d

Sai integrity Bubu 😉
+ the current destroyer that has made more poor hungry nigerians than ever in the history of the nation yet his @$$l1ck3rs won't let people rest wit propaganda 😉😉😉

At least that's 2🤔

babzo:
Start from the bottom so he will learn how to steal? How to claim that 1 bottle of coke for the Governors Lodge is 20,000 a bottle? Or how to budget N80 million every year for fencing a government educational institution in Delta State that has already been abandoned for years and moved to a new location? Or how to steal teachers salary in the Local Governments of Ondo to that it can sit in an account to collect interest for the Chairman to chop?

All those who started from the bottom, show me one who didn't become a massive thief and incompetent leader?

Ended up saying nothing

Elvis2kay:
Sowore na trouble maker, 35 years as an activist he dosent want to start from the bottom, he just wanna become NIGERIA PRESIDENT 😅

But the evil man that arrested a helpless woman who he has refused to pay for the campaign materials is to be eulogized right.

Umahi stop being a fraudulent evil man. If you owe the woman, pay her the money. Must everyone suffer while you lavish all because you are in power?

Gadafii:
Dave umahi the land thiéf

Not even a single individual in tinubu's team is clean, gang of kriminals

And Nigeria can never be progressive with these self serving politicians. That's why Africa remains where it is as a continent and her young population running to other sane climes to be slaves.

All these politicians are the same abeg !

lol…oga you dey owe the woman Abi you no owe am…suppress the urge to shalaye

Oppressive people we have at the helm of affairs in this country people who don't understand what public office means

Elvis2kay:
Sowore na trouble maker, 35 years as an activist he dosent want to start from the bottom, he just wanna become NIGERIA PRESIDENT 😅

That bottom of corruption that destroyed your life for many years.....


Most of you operating under this slavery mentality will always call those wanting to break the chain a Trouble makers.

Fantastically corrupt people.


😈😈😈😈😈

I tell you umahi wey like money pass his life, he no go give that woman that money,

Elvis2kay:
Sowore na trouble maker, 35 years as an activist he dosent want to start from the bottom, he just wanna become NIGERIA PRESIDENT 😅

He should start where he wants to start

Why are we going back and forth on the comment section?

The video is out there for all to see on the YouTube

Just so that you can work effectively with tinubu, you need to lose your shame to become shameless.
Tinubu is shameless.
He needs your shame.
That's why he works with characters like wike, ffk, egbetokun, omokri,, umahi & co.
S H A M E L E S S!

Ended up saying nothing.
You wonder if the said aide went through educational learning or it was educational learning that went through him

Saw the video today very disgusting, anyway like father like brother,show me your president I will tell you who you are, you arrest the woman with police from abakaliki to abuja detained her unlawful, dey use police take dey solve personal matter, SAy you be God.... I know where all this is coming from shall, when you still power u misuse it

A civil matter, yet you didn't serve her court papers to meet you in court, you are using police to harass her up and down.

I think the woman can't just come up and be asking for the payment of a job she did not do. Let umahi tell Nigerians what really transpired not intimidation.
That woman deserves her payment or is it because she refused to submit her kppekus? as aledged?