Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has described the conduct and behaviour of a Nigeria serving Minister and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike before a serving Nigeria soldier in the Naval Force as reckless and thus insulted and disrespected the person and the office of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu after the Minister had a confrontation with the Naval officer with the service name, A.M Yerima at plot 1946, Gaduwa District, Abuja over ownership and development rights to a parcel of land allegedly linked to a former Chief of Naval Staff, this, a careful study of some video footage made available online especially the video captured and published by Channels Television, apparently indicated that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike physically assaulted one of the Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS that was seen protecting the Minister against a potential threat of armed soldier who was on a direct viewpoint with the Minister, the DSS officer proactively moved to give the armed soldier a close marking and chest up to the defence line with the armed soldier who was moving steps on a close range and direct viewpoint to the Minister, but, surprisingly, the Minister in a manner that looks very disrespectful and belittling, walked up to the DSS Officer and dragged him to leave the way, professionally, the DSS Operative angrily resisted Wike and said with a loud voice that he can’t leave the defence line, that the armed soldier is being unprofessional with the way the armed soldier was standing on a direct viewpoint to the Minister, quickly, one of the combatant DSS officers from behind moved towards the armed soldier and pushed him off the defence line, thereafter, the situation became violently rowdy and was almost leading to a complete fight, even when the DSS Operatives formed a circle around the Minister to protect him, Nyesom Wike was seen trying to violate the DSS human shield in a manner as if he was going personally to confront one of  the armed soldiers, but the DSS officers ensured the Minister was denied the opportunity to endanger his own life and after the violent situation, all the armed soldiers moved backward while the DSS officers built a human defence wall against the armed soldiers completely, only the senior army officer who appeared not armed, was now in close contact with the Minister, and according to the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Nyesom Wike action is a clear act that “present danger to national security” and “undermines the authority of the Commander-in-Chief and the integrity of the Armed Forces.”

The FCT minister, accompanied by senior officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority, had visited the site to stop what he described as an “illegal construction” when he confronted a naval officer allegedly supervising the property.

In a viral video of the incident, Wike was seen expressing outrage with insulting words such as “You are a fool”, “When I graduated, You were still in primary school”  while the officer insisted that he was acting on orders given to him by a Vice Admiral.

Wike could be heard and seen in the videos shouting on top of his voice, saying; “You are in uniform, and you’re telling me that the Navy owns this land? Who gave you the right to build without approval? Even if you are the Chief of Naval Staff, the law must be respected”.

The officer repeatedly responded that the property belonged to a former service chief and that the military had authorization to protect it.

Tukur Buratai who served Nigeria as Chief of Army Staff between 2015 and 2022, through his verified Facebook account on Tuesday early morning, said in quotes that: “The events of November 11, 2025, involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, demand an immediate and serious response. His public disparagement of a uniformed officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces transcends mere misconduct; it represents a palpable threat to national security and institutional integrity.

A minister’s verbal assault on a military officer in uniform is an act of profound indiscipline that strikes at the core of our nation’s command and control structure. It deliberately undermines the chain of command, disrespects the authority of the Commander-in-Chief, and grievously wounds the morale of every individual who serves under the Nigerian flag. Such actions erode the very foundation of discipline upon which our national security apparatus stands.

This cannot be dismissed as political theatre. It is a reckless endangerment of national order. This action by Wike is clearly an indication of undermining the federal government’s authority.

Consequently, Barrister Nyesom Wike must tender an immediate and unequivocal public apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Commander-in-Chief, the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria, and the specific officer whose honour was violated.

Our nation’s security must come first. It is time for decisive action, not politics of military bashing. The integrity of our Armed Forces demands nothing less”.

Osazuwa Akonedo

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