The
late President’s daughter and her firm are further alleged to have
forged ITBAN papers to perpetuate the fraud – a matter which is already
before the FCT High Court for determination.
Hajia Zainab Dakingari
According to SaharaReporters, Mrs. Hajia Zainab Dakingari, a daughter
of the late President Umaru Yar’adua has refused to appear before a
reconciliatory panel set up to look into a N2 billion land fraud which
involves her company, Marumza Development Co. Ltd.
This was revealed to SaharaReporters by a reliable source on Thursday.
SaharaReporters had last year reported how Zainab, who is also the
wife of ex-Kebbi Governor, Sa’idu Dakingari, was to appear as a
defendant in the land scam for which she was alleged to have
fraudulently taken over a 1.5 hectares of land in the Kado area
belonging to ITBAN Global Resources Limited and erected buildings on the
site.
The late President’s daughter and her firm are further alleged to have
forged ITBAN papers to perpetuate the fraud – a matter which is already
before the FCT High Court for determination.
A source familiar with the incident stated that Hajia Zainab Dakingari was found wanting when she “deliberately forged land documents belonging to ITBAN Global Resources Limited owned by Halliru Saad Malami.”
He said, “Hajia Zainab was said to have used her own company,
Marumza Estate Development, and purposely forged the said documents and
in return started construction at a site in Abuja belonging to the ITBAN
firm.
“Although a meeting to reconcile both parties led by Senator Adamu
Aliero was held at the house of the former FCT Minister in Maitama,
Abuja, it ended in a deadlock as the offer presented did not suit owners
of the ITBAN firm.
“The firm has filed a lawsuit against Marumza Estate Development owned
by Hajia Zainab Dakingari at the Federal High Court of Justice, Maitama,
Abuja. The court has already served court notice to parties involved,
i.e. Marumza Estate Development Company Ltd., owned by Hajia Zainabu
Umar Yar’adua, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and the
Federal Capital Development Agency, Sani Rabo, who served as a witness
and master minder behind all the fraudulent activities involving Marumza
Company and the Abuja Geographic Information Systems. The case hearing
is said to be on Monday, May 17.”
It was also gathered that Zainab Dakingari-owned Marunza Company also
allegedly connived with the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS)
where they illegally registered a binding power of attorney (a week
before the company was registered) without the Deed of Gift, Deed of
Assignment, Power of Attorney, Sale Agreement and Valid Means of
Identification.
This prompted another disclosure that the Marunza had one Sani Rabo, a
former director with the connivance of Richard Adewumi (a lawyer) who
together masterminded all related fraud and forgery for Marunza company.
Sani Robo is believed to be appointed to such a position on the basis
that Hajia Dakingari wanted to use his BVN but in 2019 after an unknown
rift was removed and substituted by one Naziru Ahmad who is a home help
to the family.
However, recent developments showed that the office of the
Solicitor-General of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has
summoned both ITBAN and Marumza for an out-of-court settlement of a
dispute in respect of suit No.CV/795/2021 filed at the Federal High
Court of Justice in Abuja.
A document backing the development made available to SaharaReporters stated that,
“Whereas the ITBAN Global Resource Ltd was present along with its
directors, the Marunza Company on the other hand is said to have failed
in producing its directors, Umar Ibrahim (Managing Director) who was
then seven years of age and firstborn of Zainab Yar’Adua with her first
husband Alh. Ibrahim Lange as well as Mary’am Sa’idu (Director) of 1
year, who is the firstborn with her second husband, former Governor of
Kebbi State Sa’idu Dakingari at the date of the registration of the
firm, but were represented by 11 lawyers.
“At the meeting were Solicitor-General of the FCT, Director of Land,
Director of Legal, Director of Litigation and Director of Urban
Development and all their deputies.
“However, this development left many people in awe and surprise that
this kind of fraud happened under the watch of the AGIS and the
perpetrators went scot-free.”
