An armada of security operatives from the Nigerian Army, Department
of State Security Service (DSS), police, Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and security dogs
keep vigil at the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
(OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, as over 12 serving and past African
presidents, governors and ambassadors among others surged into the
facility for its inauguration on Saturday morning.
The two gates leading to the OOPL were manned by armed security
personnel and fierce looking German Shepherd Dogs (GSD) while
dignitaries were thoroughly screened by operatives from the police’s
Explosives and Ordinance Division (EOD).
The security personnel faced herculean task screening the VIPs who
were eager to take part in the inauguration of the first presidential
library in Africa while military helicopters hovered in the area,
scanning the OOPL environment for any security threat.
Those that attended the event were – Acting President Yemi Osinbajo,
President Helen Johnson- Sirleaf of Liberia, former President Goodluck
Jonathan, ex- United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Koffi Annan, ex-
Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd), former
Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and the
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.
Others were – foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote, Ogun State
Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, two former governors of the state, Olusegun
Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel and their Delta State counterpart,
Emmanuel Uduaghan.
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