A former Staff of the defunct New Nigerian Newspaper, Alhaji Yakubu Abdullahi has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, and the FCT Administration to assist him in recovering his building allegedly taken over forcefully by one Mr. Colins Eseleom.

The said building which is a two sets of two bedrooms apartment before being converted by the said Mr. Colins Eseleom to a hotel is located at Road 69, Plot 750, Gwarinpa Abuja.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Alhaji Yakubu Abdullahi said the house was handed over to him by his brother which he rented to Mr Colins Eseleom in 2018 who has since refused to renew his rent or vacate the property.

Alhaji Yakubu Abdullahi who is also the Managing Director of Eness Investment Communication stated that security agencies had been used to torment, harass and humiliate him at every attempt made to recover his property. He said the influence of the impostor has denied him justice even when the case was reported to the FCT Command of the Nigeria Police Force.

According to him, illegal activities are currently being carried out at the building while his life is constantly threatened by the said Mr Colins Eseleom.

“My younger brother who is currently based in Lagos, Alhaji Adamu Abdulramoh gifted me the two sets of the two bedrooms apartment in 2017 which I later rented out to Mr Colins Eseleom through an agent in September, 2018 for one million naira and upon the expiration of his rent, he refused to renew and converted the building to hotel before my arrival from a medical trip in 2019”, he said.

In his words ” I had a medical challenge in that 2018 that involved traveling outside the country for a surgery and upon my return after a successful operation in 2019, I discovered that Mr Colins Eseleom has converted the two sets of the two bedrooms apartment to a hotel where all manners of illegal activities are being carried out “.

“On Several occasions, he has used security agencies to threaten me on my property asking me to stay clear from it”.

Alhaji Yakubu Abdullahi therefore appealed to the Inspector General of Police and the FCT Administration to come to his aide as he possesses all the genuine and original documents to the property.

Reacting to the issue, Mr Colins Eseleom denied the allegations insisting that the property in question belongs to him.