‘Wike vs Yerima’: We’ll defend every officer on lawful duty – Says Badaru
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has assured that the Ministry of Defence and indeed the Military High Command will protect every soldier on lawful duty, thenationonlineng.net reported.
The minister gave the assurance while fielding questions from journalists during a ministerial press conference on the Armed Forces Remembrance Celebration and Remembrance Day, 2026, at the National Defence College, Abuja, on Wednesday.
The question came against the backdrop of Tuesday’s altercation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyeson Wike, and a Navy Lieutenant, AM Yerima, over the development of land in Abuja, which allegedly belongs to a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Gambo.
Badaru said, “Well, at the Ministry, and indeed the Armed Forces, we will always protect our officers on lawful duty.
“So we are looking into this issue, and we assure that any officer on lawful duty will be highly protected, so we will not allow anything to happen to him so far as he is doing his job, and he’s doing his job greatly well.
