The management of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) has demanded N3.5 billion in compensation and a public apology from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the alleged invasion of their premises.
The EFCC operatives stormed the library premises and arrested 93 suspected internet fraudsters last weekend.
They also seized 18 vehicles and several mobile devices, while many people sustained injuries during the attack.
The Managing Director of OOPL, Vitalis Ortese, at a news briefing on Wednesday in Abeokuta, described the agency’s actions as “unlawful” and a direct assault on everything the institution stands for.”
He said the EFCC’s actions were a clear invasion of private property and an infringement of OOPL’s rights as a corporate citizen, “and indeed a blatant violation of the rights of the people who gathered for the event.”
The OOPL MD demanded a comprehensive investigation into the incident, with reports openly published in major newspapers.
Ortese said: “That immediate restitution for the damage caused be made to those persons who were arrested and whose vehicles were carted away by the invasion force of the Police and EFCC.
“As well as for bodily injuries suffered by these persons numbering at least 100, be paid in the amount of at least one billion Naira.
“We also demand that a further N2.5 billion, to be paid in token acknowledgment and atonement for the immense damage caused to the reputation, business, and our financial reputation as well to the reputation of our Chief Promoter (HE Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.”
He expressed concern over the lack of coordination and “glaring lack of inter-agency collaboration”, saying the police officers stationed at the OOPL premises were not respected nor carried along in the operation
