The FCT Police Command has responded to Lieutenant AM Yarima’s pursuit by unidentified men in two unmarked Hilux vans in Kubwa on Sunday evening, with the officer attempting to flee.
Military sources have revealed that the incident involving the passengers of the vehicles chasing Yarima from the NIPCO Station off the Kubwa Motorway to Gado Nasco Road is being probed.
Reacting to the report, SP Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the police command, said, “The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to publications circulating on social media alleging an attempted assassination on Lt. Ahmed Yerima.
“The Command wishes to categorically state that no such incident has been reported or recorded anywhere within the Federal Capital Territory.
“The public is advised to disregard this false information and desist from spreading unverified claims capable of causing unnecessary panic.
“For the safety of all residents, the Command urges the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to the nearest Police Division.”
The occurrence came just days after Lt. Yarima and other security officers engaged in a tense encounter with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike over a disputed land site in Gaduwa District.
The fight, which was captured on camera, provoked extensive public controversy and forced the presidency to intervene, halting the destruction at the site.
Following the event, military veterans across the country condemned Wike for publicly insulting the officer and rejected requests for disciplinary action against Yarima.
Abiodun Durowaiye-Herberts, a spokesman for the Coalition of Retired Veterans, said that ex-service members would “occupy the office and residence of the FCT Minister” if the officer was punished.
He emphasized that military soldiers owe allegiance to Nigeria, not individual public leaders, and demanded that Wike apologize for his comments.
“How can a public office holder call an officer ‘a fool’ on camera?” he said, adding that such behavior undermines national institutions and lowers the dignity of public service.
