A Nigerian businessman has appealed for help after alleging that his business premises in Abuja were demolished without prior notice, leaving him counting his losses and hundreds of people without jobs.
The businessman made the claim in an emotional video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, where he said he had borrowed £75,000 in the United Kingdom to return to Nigeria and invest in the country.
“I Took a Loan of £75,000 From the UK to Come and Invest in Nigeria Because the Government Said We Should Come Back and Invest. But the Same Government Is Destroying Our Investment. As I’m Talking Right Now, I’m Actually Thinking of Counting My Losses, Packing My Things, Tearing…
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According to him, the property was completed barely a year ago before bulldozers arrived and pulled it down without warning or official notice.
“Around 12 or 1 in the afternoon, bulldozers just came. Nobody gave me notice. I took a loan from the UK, £75,000, to come and invest in Nigeria. You people said we should come back from the diaspora to invest in Nigeria.
“I’ve never done any government contract. I don’t know anybody in government. I came with my own money from the UK to invest here.”
The businessman said the demolition had left him devastated, particularly because of the financial obligations attached to the investment.
He also claimed that the facility directly employed 84 people, while businesses operating within the premises supported the livelihoods of about 300 others.
“As I’m talking right now, I’m thinking of counting my losses, packing my things, tearing my Nigerian passport and going back. I have friends who have destroyed their Nigerian passports because of things like this.
“In this place alone, about 300 people have been rendered jobless. And you people say you’re creating jobs? Is this how you create jobs?” he added.
The businessman did not disclose the specific government agency or authority responsible for the demolition in the video.
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