The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has clarified that the reported assassination attempt on a Naval officer, Lt. Ahmed Yerima, in Abuja is false and misleading.
The Command explained that during a routine stop-and-search, its operatives intercepted a vehicle with concealed number plate and tinted windows, whose occupant refused to identify himself.
A statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, said three naval personnel later identified the occupant as their colleague, after which the police allowed the vehicle to proceed.
The police emphasized the importance of cooperation with officers and warned against spreading false news.
The statement reads partly: “The attention of FCT Police Command has been drawn to publications by an Instagram blogger, “Mazitundeednut,” alleging an attack on one Lt. Ahmed Yerima at NNPC junction in Kubwa area of the FCT Police Command wishes to state that these publications are false and grossly misleading.
”On 16th November 2025 at about 06:15 p.m., a Police patrol team, while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation at NNPC Junction along Kubwa Expressway, intercepted an ash-coloured Toyota Camry driven with a concealed number plate and fully tinted windows.
”In line with standard operational procedure, officers approached the vehicle and politely requested for the occupant’s identity, along with an explanation for the concealments,” parts of the statement read.
DAILY POST reports that the Naval officer, Yerima, was recently involved in an altercation with FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.
