OBASANJO LIBRARY DEMANDS N3.5BN DAMAGES FROM EFCC OVER HOTEL INVASION
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By: Sefiu Ajape
The controversy surrounding the invasion of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) appears far from over, as the Library’s management has issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding a public apology from the anti-graft agency for what it described as a Gestapo-like invasion of its premises last Sunday.
The Managing Director of the Library, Vitalis Ortese, issued the ultimatum while also calling for a thorough investigation by relevant security agencies.
In addition to the apology, he is demanding ₦3.5 billion in damages for those affected and for the institution itself. Legal action will follow if these conditions are not met within seven days.
Ortese accused the EFCC of orchestrating the invasion as an indirect attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He condemned the operation, describing it as “unlawful” and “a direct assault on everything this institution stands for.”
He also called for a full investigation into the incident, with findings to be made public.
According to him, the raid resulted in financial losses estimated at ₦1 billion, along with bodily harm suffered by several individuals detained during the operation.
The Library’s management issued a warning that failure to comply with its demands by August 20, 2025, would result in immediate legal proceedings.
“Immediate restitution for the damage caused, be made to those persons who were arrested and whose vehicle 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 one hundred (100); be paid in the amount of at least One Billion Naira (N1Billion).
“We also demand that a further Two Billion and Five Hundred Million Naira (N 2.5 Billion) be paid in token acknowledgement and atonement for the immense damage caused to the reputation, business and our financial reputation as well to the reputation of our Chief Promoter.
“We have further instructed our lawyers that should these demands not be met in full within the next seven (7) days from today, Wednesday August 13th 2025, we shall have no alternative but to proceed to seek redress in a competent court of law without further recourse to the Police and the EFCC; and in which case our demands will NOT be limited to the foregoing,” the statement partly read.
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