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Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has condemned what he described as “coordinated lawlessness” in Nigeria after the alleged demolition of his younger brother’s property in Ikeja, Lagos, without any legal order.

In a statement shared via his Facebook page on Tuesday, Obi recounted how his brother had just returned from Port Harcourt and arrived at the company’s premises in Lagos, only to discover that demolition had already commenced.

Obi stated that security personnel on site blocked access to the property, claiming they were acting based on a court judgment.

Obi, who said he rushed from Abuja to Lagos upon receiving a distressed call, was shocked by what he encountered at the scene.

According to him, the demolition team cited a court judgment against “unknown persons and squatters,” despite the property being owned by a registered company for more than a decade.

How do you sue an unknown person? How does a court issue a judgment in such a farce of a case?” Obi questioned.
No one was served. No name was written. Yet they showed up with excavators and began destroying a structure that had stood for over 15 years,” he added.

Obi further disclosed that no demolition order or permit was presented during the operation, and the contractors on ground could not state who had sent them.

He said he remained at the location from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., hoping someone would respond after he left his contact with the crew — but no one reached out.

Two men later came and said we should go to a police station, yet they had no order backing their actions. The whole situation screamed of coordinated lawlessness and impunity,” Obi lamented.

He said the ordeal reflects what ordinary Nigerians endure daily and illustrates why investors are staying away from the country.

I had a meeting just over the weekend where someone told me he has investments in Ghana, Senegal, and Benin Republic but won’t touch Nigeria. His reason was clear: ‘Nigeria is a lawless country,’” Obi revealed.

If this level of lawlessness can happen to someone with a registered company and legitimate means, what hope does the ordinary Nigerian have?” he asked.

Describing the worsening human rights climate in Nigeria as a national emergency, Obi warned that “any society where lawlessness overrides the rule of law is not destined to be a haven for investors.

He concluded by restating his commitment to a just and orderly society.

I remain committed to a better Nigeria where lawlessness will be a thing of the past, protection of life and property, respect for human rights, care for the less privileged, and basic education for all children,” Obi declared.

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