The Nyesom Wike leadership in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital Territory, surely promises to be one of a kind.
Indeed, Wike had promised to hold Abuja with an iron fist, and trust the former Port Harcourt first son, he would not relent.
Abuja will never be the same, not only via infrastructure, but also, the city will be filled with adventures.
Perhaps, when you read this gist we have for you, you will understand better.
It was a normal Thursday in the Lugbe area of Abuja.
While residents went about their normal lives, development control officials stormed the area to do their job which was to dismantle certain illegal structures in the vicinity.
Well, that did not end well for them.
What they met was not the usual resistance from property owners, no, men dressed in Army uniforms were present.
What followed was pandemonium and next thing, kpa, kpa, shots fired.
Make no mistake, the demolition officials were acting in the order of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.
The Target
It was gathered that the officials, on Wednesday, December 18, targeted the fence of a property located on Plot 416, reportedly owned by a Major General.
However, upon their arrival, soldiers, who were in a vehicle with obscured license plates, obstructed the exit from the property, thereby preventing the enforcement team from leaving the premises.
They even issued threats that someone would die that day.
Gun shots were reportedly fired as the soldiers make efforts to scare the development officials.
“During this operation, there was an incident that happened at Plot 416 Sabon Lugbe that belongs a Major General.
The Information
“When the removal was going on, the Major General got information of the removal. He sent two soldiers to his house to ascertain the situation.
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“Private Jamilu (surname unknown) went straight to the caterpillar operator, cocked his rifle and pointed straight to him to come down or risk being shot immediately.
“He politely came down but was grabbed by the two soldiers who squeezed his neck with his clothes, beat him mercilessly and tore his shirt.
“Private Jamilu pulled his rifle and fired the four tyres of the caterpillar flat. He then called the Major General to come along with more soldiers for re-enforcement, and he came with them in numbers.
“He ordered his men to take Sector Sodangi and his site officer to his house, beat them even right from outside alongside six enforcement officials who where also taken hostage for hours.
“Three Hilux vehicles were taken to the Major General’s house while the remaining vehicles that they could not lay hands on had their tyres flattened with gun shots.
“On receiving the information, the DPO Trademore came to the scene but the Major General refused to take compliments nor listen to her. She left and said she would come back,” an official of the department recounted.