Two Abuja-based businesswomen, Mrs. Zainab Akwanga and Mrs. Vivian Adzume Habila have petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, accusing the newly appointed CEO of the newly-appointed CEO of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu of using armed policemen attached to his office to settle personal business scores.
Halilu was on 3rd September 2023, appointed NASENI boss after President Bola Tinubu fired Bashir Gwandu.
In the petition entitled “Unlawful Invasion, Destruction of Property, And Intimidation By Khalil Suleiman Halilu” Mrs. Akwanga and Mrs. Habila, owners of Mambaah Cafe| Creative Hub, Maitama, Abuja, urged the IG to order a “comprehensive inquiry into the unlawful invasion, destruction of property, and intimidation” by the NASENI boss.
Dated 29 September, 2023, the ladies in the petition told the police boss that, following a civil disagreement, Halilu resorted to “brute force and intimidation to further his demands, causing severe disruptions to their business.”
The letter was signed by their counsel M. O. Abdulmalik of Chesslaw Consult law firm, Abuja
Noted the lawyer, “On the fateful morning of the 21st September, 2023, at about 7am, our client’s peaceful place of business, Mambaah Cafe, was violently invaded by a group off individuals, including police officers, and led by the instigator of this atrocious act, Khalil Suleiman Halilu.”
The invasion, explained the lawyer, “was characterized by acts of aggression, destruction of property, and intimidation,” stressing, “during this attack, our clients’ place of business suffered extensive damage, causing significant financial losses.”
The lawyer told the IG he believed “the motive behind this horrifying incident stemmed from a contractual dispute with Khalil Halilu,” stressing,” it has come to our attention that the said Khalil Suleiman Halilu is unjustly demanding the repayment of monies that our clients dispute as being due.”
The NASENI boss, continued the lawyer, “has resorted to tactics involving brute force and intimidation to further his demands, causing severe disruptions to our clients’ business operations.” During the raid by Halilu’s men, noted the lawyer, ” a number of valuable items, notably laptops and tablets were dis overed missing…and a comprehensive assessment, involving a meticulous inventory unequivocally confirmed that these items had been illicitly removed during the invasion.”
He pleaded with the IG to provide adequate measures to “ensure the safety and protection of our clients, their businesses, and staff from further harm or intimidation,” and to preserve all the evidence relevant to the case “
However, Pointblanknews.com gathered that the lawyer’s plea may not have had much effect on the IG as Halilu, who has been boasting of his powerful contactts in the Presidency, reportedly boasted to friends that “he is now in the league of Abuja power brokers.”
Noted an associate of the NASENI boss, “some of us have told Khalil to leave the poor women alone, but he wouldn’t listen. He is so power-drunk. Imagine what he would done had he been appointed the NSA!
Continued the associate, “Can you believe Khalil has turned to the DSS for help? He told some of us that he planted incriminating stuff around Mambaah Cafe and invited security agencies to arrest some members of staff of the cafe.
“Khalil says it would be a thing of shame to allow women defeat him in a business disagreement that he’s clearly at fault. He reminds us that he has several wives, so can’t allow an ordinary woman win a case against him.
Truth is, he’s been jealous of these women for running such a very successful Cafe and Creative Hub, and even went to the point of lying to some of us, obviously to chase clout, that he owns Mambaah Cafe,” added the associate, who confessed that he’s miffed by Khalil’s actions.
“Imagine that he once physically harassed a white customer of Mambaah Cafe, whom I later got to know is a UK citizen working for one international organization. I guess his animosity towards Mambaah Cafe heightened after the owners subtly disclaimed him as the owner on Instagram,” he added.
“Interestingly, it was Khalil who leased part of his property, The Cans, to Mambaah Cafe|Creative Hub. When Mambaah began to boom, he became jealous and opened NTAG, apparently to compete with Mambaah. Ironically, it is at NTAG, a rundown garden-cum club, that he often hosts wild parties and orgies. I suspect they even sell hard drugs there,” he alleged, brandishing a flier for one of such wild parties.
“He boasted he would used his Kano connections to get the DSS DG mess the women up. And true to his threat, I hear three staff of Mambaah Cafe have been arrested by the DSS over implicating substances Khalil planted in the Cafe. I hope the Service would be smart enough to read between the lines and avoid being messed up in a civil matter,” he declared.New NASENI Boss Khalil Halilu Harassing Us With Armed Policemen, Bizwomen Petition IG
Two Abuja-based businesswomen, Mrs. Zainab Akwanga and Mrs. Vivian Adzume Habila have petitioned the Inspector General of Police,, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, accusing the newly appointed CEO of the newly-appointed CEO of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu of using armed policemen attached to his office to settle personal business scores.
Halilu was on 3rd September 2023, appointed NASENI boss after President Bola Tinubu fired Bashir Gwandu.
In the petition entitled “Unlawful Invasion, Destruction of Property, And Intimidation By Khalil Suleiman Halilu” Mrs. Akwanga and Mrs. Habila, owners of Mambaah Cafe| Creative Hub, Maitama, Abuja, urged the IG to order a “comprehensive inquiry into the unlawful invasion, destruction of property, and intimidation” by the NASENI boss.
Dated 29 September, 2023, the ladies in the petition told the police boss that, following a civil disagreement, Halilu resorted to “brute force and intimidation to further his demands, causing severe disruptions to their business.”
The letter was signed by their counsel M. O. Abdulmalik of Chesslaw Consult law firm, Abuja.
Noted the lawyer, “On the fateful morning of the 21st September, 2023, at about 7am, our client’s peaceful place of business, Mambaah Cafe, was violently invaded by a group off individuals, including police officers, and led by the instigator of this atrocious act, Khalil Suleiman Halilu.”
The invasion, explained the lawyer, “was characterized by acts of aggression, destruction of property, and intimidation,” stressing, “during this attack, our clients’ place of business suffered extensive damage, causing significant financial losses.”
The lawyer told the IG he believed “the motive behind this horrifying incident stemmed from a contractual dispute with Khalil Halilu,” stressing,” it has come to our attention that the said Khalil Suleiman Halilu is unjustly demanding the repayment of monies that our clients dispute as being due.”
The NASENI boss, continued the lawyer, “has resorted to tactics involving brute force and intimidation to further his demands, causing severe disruptions to our clients’ business operations.” During the raid by Halilu’s men, noted the lawyer, ” a number of valuable items, notably laptops and tablets were dis overed missing…and a comprehensive assessment, involving a meticulous inventory unequivocally confirmed that these items had been illicitly removed during the invasion.”
He pleaded with the IG to provide adequate measures to “ensure the safety and protection of our clients, their businesses, and staff from further harm or intimidation,” and to preserve all the evidence relevant to the case “
However, Pointblanknews.com gathered that the lawyer’s plea may not have had much effect on the IG as Halilu, who has been boasting of his powerful contactts in the Presidency, reportedly boasted to friends that “he is now in the league of Abuja power brokers.”
Noted an associate of the NASENI boss, “some of us have told Khalil to leave the poor women alone, but he wouldn’t listen. He is so power-drunk. Imagine what he would done had he been appointed the NSA!
Continued the associate, “Can you believe Khalil has turned to the DSS for help? He told some of us that he planted incriminating stuff around Mambaah Cafe and invited security agencies to arrest some members of staff of the cafe.
“Khalil says it would be a thing of shame to allow women defeat him in a business disagreement that he’s clearly at fault. He reminds us that he has several wives, so can’t allow an ordinary woman win a case against him.
Truth is, he’s been jealous of these women for running such a very successful Cafe and Creative Hub, and even went to the point of lying to some of us, obviously to chase clout, that he owns Mambaah Cafe,” added the associate, who confessed that he’s miffed by Khalil’s actions.
“Imagine that he once physically harassed a white customer of Mambaah Cafe, whom I later got to know is a UK citizen working for one international organization. I guess his animosity towards Mambaah Cafe heightened after the owners subtly disclaimed him as the owner on Instagram,” he added.
“Interestingly, it was Khalil who leased part of his property, The Cans, to Mambaah Cafe|Creative Hub. When Mambaah began to boom, he became jealous and opened NTAG, apparently to compete with Mambaah. Ironically, it is at NTAG, a rundown garden-cum club, that he often hosts wild parties and orgies. I suspect they even sell hard drugs there,” he alleged, brandishing a flier for one of such wild parties.
“He boasted he would used his Kano connections to get the DSS DG mess the women up. And true to his threat, I hear three staff of Mambaah Cafe have been arrested by the DSS over implicating substances Khalil planted in the Cafe. I hope the Service would be smart enough to read between the lines and avoid being messed up in a civil matter,” he declared.