The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has demanded compensation of N2.5 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the raid of its facility on August 10.
According to the management, the compensation is to atone for the immense damage caused to the reputation, business, and financial standing of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo.
Operatives of the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, at about 2 am on Sunday, stormed the facility and arrested 93 youths, seizing 18 vehicles and mobile devices during a “Wet & Rave Splash Extravaganza” party held at the OOPL Rounda fun spot.
According to the management, the operatives, led by one “Olapade” in a gestapo-like gang of over 50 armed men, invaded the premises, shooting guns and threatening to kill people, thereby causing panic, chaos, and serious injuries among participants who were trying to escape the shooting.
The Managing Director, Vitalis Ortese, at a press conference on Wednesday, also demanded that those arrested and whose vehicles were taken away receive immediate compensation for the damage they endured, as well as a sum of N1 billion as payment for any bodily injuries sustained.
Ortese noted that failure to do so within the next seven days would leave the facility with no choice but to seek redress in a court of law.
They added that EFCC and the Nigeria Police Force must issue separate public apologies to be widely published across all major media platforms, adding that the officers stationed at OOPL were not briefed, respected, or included in the operation.
Meanwhile, the OOPL Legal Adviser, Olumide Ayeni, SAN, disclosed that evidence was available, including a beret and bullet shell fired, demonstrating that there had been indiscriminate shooting.
