Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Police Force, demanding a public apology and a total payment of ₦3.5 billion in damages.
Gatekeepers News reports that according to the Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, the August 9-10 raid by EFCC operatives left over 100 patrons brutalised, vehicles seized, and businesses disrupted, with tourism and investment activities in the complex severely affected.
“The acts were aggravated, oppressive, and actuated by malice… calculated to damage our legitimate business interests and reputation locally and internationally,” Ortese said.
The OOPL recovered 12 expended AK-47 pellets and a beret allegedly belonging to the operatives during the incident, with some victims still hospitalised and others ready to testify in court.
Ortese alleged that the EFCC and police jointly orchestrated “deliberate and malicious damage” to the facility, aimed at the institution and its founder, former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Olumide Ayeni, noted that ballistic experts would determine the number of guns fired based on the recovered pellets and accused the operatives of attempting to destroy evidence by seizing and smashing patrons’ phones.
The OOPL has given the EFCC and police seven days to meet their demands, failing which they will seek legal redress. The institution has also urged Governor Dapo Abiodun, the National Security Adviser, and other authorities to prevent a recurrence of what they termed “institutional lawlessness.”
