Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has made shocking allegations that a military general attempted to assassinate him during the 2019 general elections. In an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, Wike claimed that General Saham, a former General Officer Commanding the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, was instructed to eliminate him.
“General Saham, former General Officer Commanding 6 Division, tried to kill me. Amaechi promised to make him the next Chief of Staff. General Saham ordered that I should be shot,” Wike alleged.
The former governor of Rivers State further disclosed that he deliberately avoided the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) after learning that General Saham was working there. “When I heard that he is now in the NSA office, I refused to go there,” he stated.
Wike also revealed that a colonel who declined to follow the directive was punished. “General Saham ordered that as a sitting governor that I should be shot. And when the Colonel refused, he was detained for six months,” he said.
The minister argued that many opposition governors who currently complain of intimidation did not face the kind of threats he endured during his time in office.
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