Residents boo Wike as bulldozer is removed from site after Minister’s confrontation with Naval Officer Yerima

As reactions continue to trail the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike’s confrontation with a Naval Officer Lieutenant Ahmad Yerima, over a disputed land in the Federal Capital Territory, a video of bulldozer which meant to pull down structures on the controversial site has gone viral and sighted by CAPITAL POST on Friday in Abuja.

The land which is located at Gaduwa area of FCT allegedly belong to the former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awal Zubairu Gambo.

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The video shows how residents of Gaduwa gathered in their numbers booing Nyesom Wike as a trailer took the bulldozer away.

Wike reportedly defied advice of the Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Naval Staff to personally visit site with retinue of FCDA officials to confront Lieutenant Yerima for preventing demolition of structures earlier in the day of Tuesday.

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The Naval officer was the team lead that prevented the demolition of the property said to have been acquired by a company, which sold part of it to Gambo 15 years ago.

Insisting on his ground, he prevented Wike from accessing the property which led to scuffle.

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