The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has refuted reports alleging that AM Yerima, the naval officer involved in a recent altercation with Nyesom Wike, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Abuja.
On Sunday, several media outlets claimed that Yerima was being followed by unidentified men dressed in black, travelling in two unmarked Hilux vans.
The reports alleged that the trailing began around 6:30pm at the NIPCO filling station along the Kubwa expressway and continued to Gado-NASCO way, suggesting the officer escaped through a “strategic manoeuvre” during a high-speed chase.
However, TheCable gathered that Yerima, who was driving a tinted vehicle, was simply stopped by police officers in the Kubwa area for identification. After confirming who he was, the officers allowed him to continue his trip without incident.
In a statement, Josephine Adeh, FCT police spokesperson, dismissed the “assassination attempt” reports as “false” and “unverified”.
“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 statement read.
“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.”
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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… pic.twitter.com/V4PZkAiajd
— SP JOSEPHINE ADEH PPRO FCT (@Jossy_Dannyking) November 17, 2025
Yerima had earlier been at the centre of a heated confrontation with soldiers and Wike on November 11, during a dispute over a piece of land in Abuja — an incident that has since gone viral and inspired numerous skits across social media.