FCT Police Command Police Public Relations Officer SP Josephine Adeh denounced the ongoing rumor on social media that Lieutenant A.M. Yarima, the Nigerian Navy officer who blocked Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike’s demolition team over a disputed Abuja land plot in November, reportedly evaded two unmarked vans tailing him on Sunday evening.

SP Adeh stated the report as false, according to her press release: “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.” She urged

The unverified claim pointed Vanguard as its source stating: “Military sources told them that Yarima was trailed by unidentified men dressed in black and riding in two unmarked Hilux vans with no number plates.

The vehicles allegedly followed him from the NIPCO Filling Station off the Line Expressway to Gado Nasco Way. According to the source, the officer noticed the surveillance and executed a “strategic maneuver,” successfully evading the suspected assailants. The incident reportedly occurred around 6:30 p.m.

The source added that the matter is under investigation and is receiving “the seriousness it deserves,” noting that further details are being withheld so as not to compromise the process.