"I Was Running Side by Side With Him": Lady Narrates Her Encounter with Viral Naval Officer Yerima
- A Nigerian lady has recounted her personal encounter with naval officer Lieutenant Ahmad Yerima during her Navy screening in Borokiri, Port Harcourt, in 2024
- Lt. Yerima became an internet sensation since standing up to FCT minister Nyesom Wike over a disputed land
- The lady said Yerima is a man of few words and narrated a particular incident that transpired during her screening
A young lady, Splendor Emmanuel, has narrated her experience with Lieutenant Ahmad Yerima, the naval officer who stood up to FCT minister Nyesom Wike in Gaduwa, Abuja, over a disputed land.
She said she met Lt. Yerima during her Navy screening at Borokiri, Port Harcourt, in 2024.
Source: Facebook
Wike: Lady's encounter with Yerima
During the screening, Splendor noticed his immense professionalism and ruggedness, describing him as a 'very cracked and parkard officer.'
Splendor, who runs a cleaning outfit, added that Yerima was a man of few words, but when he speaks, his words carried weight.
Whenever applicants made noise on the parade ground, Splendor noted that everyone went silent immediately when Yerima walked in.
She recounted running side by side with the naval officer during the endurance running and recalled how she struggled to keep up with his pace.
To encourage her when she was getting weak during the exercise, Splendor said Yerima held her hand. She further said he was one of the reasons she entered the first box at the screening.
She hailed him for his conduct during his clash with Wike. Her full statement read:
"Lt. A. M Yerima.
"A very cracked and parkard officer.
"During my Navy Screening at Borokiri last year, this officer showed immense professionalism and ruggedity.
"Man of little words, but when he speaks, it carries volume.
"Whenever, we are making noise in the parade ground and he walks in, everywhere immediately becomes silent!
"When we were about going for *Endurance Running* I was running side by side with him, but at some point, I couldn't meet up with his pace, but I eventually caught up and he made sure to hold my hand when I was getting weak.
"He was one of the reasons I entered first box at the screening.
"Thank you, sir for showing the world that Military is not Ministry.
"Keep representing, sir!"
Source: Facebook
Wike: Lady's experience with Yerima draws reactions
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the lady's post below:
Igbobi Chibueze Rowland said:
"Borikiri??
"Wow!"
Chris Ozor said:
"An accomplished soldier he is already."
Chidera O Desigo said:
"Is he single, married or something...
"Just wanna know."
Afamefuna Vincent Ogbu said:
"If only this is not another distraction staged by politicians."
Ex-officer offers naval officer his pension
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a retired Deputy Superintendent of the Nigerian Police had offered part of his N49k monthly pension to the viral naval officer Lieutenant Ahmad Yerima.
In a Facebook post, the former policeman declared that he has a Military Officer of the Year 2025 award for Yerima.
He urged President Bola Tinubu to confer on Yerima the national honour of Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR). He congratulated Yerima, predicting that he would become a general in the future.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
