The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, Wednesday failed to make a clear cut statement on the altercation between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike and Navy Lieutenant AM Yerima.
Yerima had blocked the Minister from accessing a contentious land believed to be owned by a retired naval chief.
Yerima was said to claim that he was acting on order from above.
Reacting to the issue, Badaru gave the assurance that the Ministry of Defence and indeed the Military High Command will protect every soldier on lawful duty.
The minister was responding to questions from journalists relating to the Tuesday altercation during a ministerial press conference on the Armed Force Remembrance Celebration and Remembrance Day, 2026, at the National Defence College , Abuja,
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 protected highly, so we will not allow anything to happen to him so far he is doing his job, and he’s doing his job greatly well.”
