Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike has recounted how he almost became a victim of an elaborate $2 million blackmail scheme while serving in office.
Wike made the disclosure during a media parley on Thursday, describing how an individual falsely claimed to have paid his son $2 million to secure a land allocation in the FCT.
According to the minister, the alleged blackmailer approached the Department of State Services (DSS) with the claim, stating that he had given the money to Wike’s son at night.
However, official records quickly debunked the story.“He said that two million was given at night, that’s 9 p.m., 8 p.m., two million dollars,” Wike narrated.
“But see how, unknown to him, that day in the morning, my son travelled on British Airways.”
Investigators confirmed through British Airways records that Wike’s son had left Nigeria on a morning flight the same day the supposed nighttime transaction occurred, collapsing the blackmailer’s timeline.
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