Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- Wike, leading officials of the Federal Capital Territory Development Association (FCDA), was stopped at the site by armed personnel while efforts by his team to secure entry proved futile.



In a heated verbal exchange, Wike shouted at one of the soldiers, "You are a fool!" The officer calmly retorted, "I am not a fool."



The minister condemned what he described as intimidation through military authority.



"You cannot be higher than any government. You cannot carry a gun to intimidate anybody. I am not one of those who can be intimidated," he said.



Wike also questioned the chain of communication, adding, "I don't understand how somebody in that position, seeing a problem, cannot approach my office. I am not...