Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that a military general attempted to assassinate him during the 2019 general elections.
Wike, who spoke during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, 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 Rivers State governor added that he deliberately avoided the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) after learning that the general in question was working there.
“When I heard that he is now in the NSA office, I refused to go there,” he said.
Wike further revealed that a colonel who refused to carry out 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 now complain of intimidation did not face the kind of threats he endured during his time in office.
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