- A video of a naval officer, Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, being intercepted by the police in Abuja has gone viral.
- The incident occurred at approximately 6:15 pm on November 16, 2025
- Yerima was pulled over by the police for driving a vehicle with a hidden license plate.
A video circulating online showing a naval officer, Lieutenant Ahmed Yerima, being stopped by the police in Abuja for driving a vehicle with a hidden number plate sparked widespread discussion on social media.
According to reports, the incident occurred at around 6:15 pm on November 16, 2025, near the NNPC junction of the Kubwa Expressway. Patrol officers stopped a gray-white Toyota Camry with fully tinted windows and a covered license plate.
In the video, a police officer asks Lieutenant Yerima for identification and says:
“He was driving a car with a blocked license plate number. We stopped him. He claimed he was a police officer but was unable to identify himself.”
Lieutenant Yerima tried to show his ID to the police, but they said it was not clearly visible.
The video sparked a lot of reactions online, with netizens expressing different opinions on the matter. There were rumors that Lieutenant Yerima had been attacked or unfairly targeted.
The FCT Police Command dismissed the allegations as false and misleading. They emphasized that the stop and search was conducted professionally and in accordance with standard operating procedures.
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Read some of the comments below:
@Akande1046875: “How many police officers in Nigeria use car plate numbers, even NSCDC police officers don’t use car plate numbers”
@RedRose1: “Something fishy. The next fight will be between the nigger army and the police. The writing is on the wall. The police haven’t forgotten the way Yerima belittled one of them last time AM. Haha, hope that doesn’t happen.”
@aroman2dollers: “Look at him pulling out his ID. Why are the police yelling? Trying to prove to the person who dispatched them that they did a good job. Does what happened there look like a troublesome situation? No! But negative points.”
@Gerryubz: “Yerima is so gentle.
He stopped.
he is injured
He claims to be an army officer
He showed his ID twice.
Some officers can’t even do half of it.
Covering his plate was for safety reasons, especially after the Wick incident. “
@RuhamahDa: “The other guy saw the ID and started saying: You know I didn’t even see me.”
