A video showing the moment the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, was prevented from accessing a parcel of land by some soldiers in Abuja
A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment the Minister and his entourage were being prevented from entering the land by the soldiers.
According to reports, the Minister had accused the soldiers of land-grabbing at the Gaduwa District in Abuja. Wike who couldn’t hide his anger, said the military was laying claim 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.
The officer, dressed in military camouflage, interrupted the minister, insisting that the acquisition was lawful and that he had acted with integrity.
“I am an officer with integrity. Everything was acquired legally,” he replied.
Wike, angered by the interruption, ordered the officer to be quiet.
“I will not shut up,” the officer responded
The exchange escalated as Wike retorted, “You are a very big fool. As at the time I graduated, you were still in primary school.”
The officer, however, maintained that he was deployed to the site on official orders.
The Minister nor the Military is yet to release an official statement regarding what transpired today.
Watch videos from the scene below
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