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| Nyesom Wike, Minister of State Education |
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr.
Muhammed Abubakar, on Wednesday ‘arrested’ the Minister of State,
Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, right inside the Council Chambers of the
Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly before the commencement of the weekly
Federal Executive Council meeting.
The ‘arrest’ of the minister, whom a
fellow cabinet member was overheard hailing as ‘Wicked Wike’ recently,
had nothing to do with the tug of war between him and his state
governor, Rotimi Amaechi. It was just one of the big men’s banters that
always precede such meetings.
Abubakar had arrived the venue ahead of
Wike to witness the swearing in of the chairman and members of the
re-constituted Police Service Commission. He apparently had an
unfinished business with the minister. Immediately Wike arrived, he
grabbed the police boss from behind. As he turned to see the person that
had the effrontery to hold his uniform which is always adorned with
many medals in that manner, the IGP declared, “You are under arrest!”
Pronto, the minister stretched his two hands towards the police boss and
said, “Handcuff me.” He held Wike and dragged him into the chamber’s
tea room where he was “interrogated.” The duo returned to the chambers a
few minutes after, laughing. The minister must have been granted bail
on self recognition!
