Popular lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has issued a strong warning to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on his orders to seal off embassies over non-payment of ground rent.

Falana said: “No court of law can order that execution be levied on any embassy, and Nigeria is part of the international community.”

“If we embark on invading the embassy of any country, it’s going to lead to a serious diplomatic crisis for Nigeria. It’s not allowed. In fact, if a policeman is pursuing anybody for committing any offence and the person is able to scale the fence of an embassy, the police officer can’t invade the embassy, irrespective of the offence committed.”

“Embassies and missions covered by the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations can’t be invaded because they have not paid ground rent. If we embark on invading the embassy of any country, it is going to lead to serious diplomatic problems for Nigeria.”