A Nigerian lawyer practicing in Gambia, Christopher E. Mene, has alleged an invasion of his buildings in Benin by operatives of the Economic and Financial
He said his wife who is also Lawyer manages the property on his behalf and from information provided by each tenant and contained in their files, the tenants include a Medical Director, Trader, Students of the University of Benin and others engaged in businesses.
Mene gave the total cost of replacing the damaged doors as N4, 179, 000.00, adding that the amount may likely increase when the cost of the damage to the protectors were included. “I also learnt that most of the operatives that invaded my property from 2 am to 4 am spoke Hausa. One can only hope that the extreme brutality and impunity display by these officials and meted out on the tenants has no tribal undertones”.
“Such brazen act of impunity and lawlessness on the part of such an Agency is shocking to me. How is it possible in a democracy for a Government Agency to employ such gestapo style to trample on the fundamental human rights of fellow citizens of this country. It is so heart rending”, Mene lamented.“The commission carried out a sting operation in which 44 internet fraud suspects were arrested at different locations in Benin.
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