FCT Naval Officer Should Face Court Martial Over Clash With Wike – Asari Dokubo

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has condemned the confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a senior Naval officer over a disputed parcel of land in Abuja.

The officer, reportedly acting on instructions from former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awal Gambo (rtd), had prevented the Minister and officials of the FCT Administration from accessing the property, leading to a heated exchange.

Reacting in a video shared on Facebook, Asari described the officer’s actions as “unacceptable” and urged the military authorities to reprimand and court-martial him.

“I’m not taking sides with Wike; I’m taking sides with the law, the rule, and the convention,” Asari said. “What happened yesterday, in any sane society, that person would be reprimanded and detained. The confrontation with the Minister of FCT is uncalled for.”

Asari further stressed that the FCT Minister is constitutionally the Chief Security Officer of the capital territory, second only to the President in security hierarchy.

“I might not like Wike—our relationship has had ups and downsbut in any sane society, that officer ought to have been court-martialled. It can’t happen anywhere outside Nigeria,” he stated.

He criticised the disregard for administrative procedures, noting that no one has the right to develop land in Abuja without following due process.

“A military man is subject to the constitution; he is not above it,” Asari added. “If Wike had not gone there, people would have accused government officials of negligence.”

However, the former militant leader faulted the tone of Wike’s remarks at the scene, advising the Minister to exercise restraint in future engagements with security personnel.

“Nobody can accept that sort of affront from someone who, by law, ought to see you as his superior,” Asari concluded.