A former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for denying that he insulted a Naval officer during a confrontation over a disputed plot of land in Abuja.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, 11 November, when Wike visited a site said to belong to a former Chief of Naval Staff.
He insisted the land was wrongly acquired and ordered that ongoing construction be halted immediately.
Naval Lieutenant A.M. Yerima and his team had been deployed to the site to protect workers, leading to a heated exchange between both men.
During the faceoff, Wike was heard shouting at Yerima, saying: “Shut up your mouth, who does that? Will you keep quiet? Are you a big fool? You are a big fool.”
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