The Lagos State Government has denied claims that any of its agencies were responsible for the demolition of a property said to belong to the brother of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate.
In a statement released by the Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, the state described the allegations as “disturbing and without facts,” rejecting the narrative that linked the government to the incident.
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Omotoso insisted that there was no evidence implicating any arm or agency of the state in the property’s demolition, urging the public to disregard the claims.
Breakingng.com had reported that Obi following the discovery of the demolished property described the act as “coordinated lawlessness”.
The former Anambra State Governor alleged that prior to the demolition of his younger brother’s company property in Ikeja, Lagos, there was no demolition order, or legal documentation served.
“How do you sue an unknown person? How does a court issue a judgment in such a farce of a case? 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 said.
