BREAKING: Lt Yerima, Who Confronted Wike, Escapes Assassination

Sunnex Egbu

4 hours ago

The young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yarima, who recently clashed with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday evening.

According to Vanguard, sources disclosed that Yarima was trailed by unidentified men dressed in black and riding in two unmarked Hilux vans with no number plates.

The sources stated that the vehicles allegedly followed him from the NIPCO Filling Station off the Line Expressway to Gado Nasco Way.

According to the source, the officer noticed the surveillance and executed a “strategic maneuver,” successfully evading the suspected assailants. The incident reportedly occurred around 6:30 p.m.

The source added that the matter is under investigation and is receiving “the seriousness it deserves,” noting that further details are being withheld so as not to compromise the process.

Naijaonpoint recalls that Yerima, while on duty with other security personnel, recently clashed with FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike over a disputed land site in Gaduwa District.

The confrontation, captured on video, sparked widespread public debate and prompted intervention from the Presidency, which subsequently halted the demolition exercise at the site.

Following the incident, military veterans nationwide criticised Wike for verbally insulting the officer and rejected calls for disciplinary action against Yarima.

Also, the Minister of Defence Mohammad Badaru Abubakar assured that no military personnel acting lawfully will be sanctioned over the altercation.

He stated this during a ministerial briefing for the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrations at the National Defence College.

Badaru said: “We will always protect officers and our armed forces personnel on lawful duty,” Badaru said during a ministerial briefing for the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebrations at the National Defence College.

“Any officer on lawful duty will be protected if he is doing his job lawfully and doing it well.”