Says she has been impoverished and decries attempts to frustrate the case from been heard
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
As the purported Kaduna sex party hotel building demolition legal tussle allegedly suffered abandonment due to lack of funds, the victim Mrs. Aishatu Mercy Yakubu has vowed that she’ll not allow those who have crippled her only source of livelihood go free.
Mrs. Yakubu who made the assertion while speaking to our correspondent also said she’ll not let the Governor of kaduna state, Mall. Nasir El-Rufai go free for ordering the demolition of her restaurant business under the mere allegation of planing to host a Sex Party in the building in Kaduna.
Narrating the ugly situation to our correspondent with anger, the victim lamented that she has never been invited by her lawyer to any court for sitting since the case was reportedly filled in court in 2021.
She also expressed dismay that her lawyer Barrister Samuel Atung, no longer pick her calls to even enable her enquire and know the state of matter with the case in court.
According to her, the last time she spoke with the lawyer was when the Barr told her the amount of money needed to file the case in court.
She said the lawyer however told her not to worry and promised to source for the funds from the people’s Democratic Party (PDP) officials when she told him about her financial condition.
Mrs. Yakubu explained that as at last count, she heard that Barr Atung got N750, 000 from Hon. Reps Yakubu Barde and N500, 000 from the PDP through it spokesman Ibrahim Kato and file the case in court.
She also expressed dismay that even the N500,000, the lawyer promised to give her for the feeding of herself and her children’s did not get to her.
“When my building and restaurant and lounge were demolition early on the fateful day, I did not remove anything. And i was not having any money on me because I was always putting the profits back into the business when the Incident happen.
“And I told the lawyer all these and he promised to assist me with at least N500,000, when he get money from PDP for my up keeping and my children feeding pending the time I’ll get something to do. But he did not give me anything when he got the money and if I call, he won’t pick my call”, she stressed.
“People should help the voiceless. Journalists should help us follow up this kinds of oppression by people elected to protect the poor citizens. Femi Falana (SAN) wanted to help me through one Maxwell in Kaduna and even barrister Balanson because I don’t have money needed to fight the matter myself but Barr Atung said he’ll handle it because he’s one that’s handling the criminal case of the matter yet to be determined. I don’t know why judgement has not been passed even on the criminal case Atung is also handling even though I’m not directly involved in that one but was all the time going to court even as witness”, she narrated.
She however stated that a lady called her early January this year saying they were in court for my case and wanted to know if I’m the rightful owner of the demolished building, hosting my restaurant.
When contacted, through his mobile phone for clarification severally, Barr. Atung neither pick nor returned calls or replied SMS sent to him via his WhatsApp.
