Obi, who was then the governor of Anambra State, described this action by his Lagos State colleague, Tunde Fashola, as "illegal, unconstitutional, and a blatant violation of the human rights of the deportees".
Obi wanda shi ne GwamnaN Anambra a lokacin, ya bayyana abin da takwaransa na Jihar Lagos, Tunde Fashola da 'saɓa wa kundin tsarin mulki, sannan kuma keta 'yancin waɗanda aka tiso ƙeyarsu ne'.