Emperor City Integrated Limited has issued a rejoinder to a defamatory publication circulating across social media platforms alleging land fraud against its Managing Director, Alhaji Musa Mubarak Saliu. The company claims the publication by Zainab Abubakar contains inaccuracies and falsehoods aimed at tarnishing Saliu’s reputation.
According to Emperor City Integrated Limited, Hajiya Zainab Abubakar approached the company to purchase two units of estate plots and paid ₦47 million to the company’s corporate account, contrary to the ₦90 million being circulated. The property in question, located in Wuye District, Abuja, was unfortunately demolished by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), citing overriding public interest. This was an act of government policy and not of any wrongdoing by Emperor City Integrated Limited or its Managing Director.
The company claims it made efforts to resolve the matter amicably by offering Hajiya Zainab an alternative plot within another estate of equal value and size or a full refund of her payment. However, she rejected both options without providing any rational basis. Despite the company’s willingness to resolve the matter amicably, it was escalated by Hajiya Zainab, who reported the matter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and later to the IGP Monitoring Unit.
The matter is currently before a competent court, with Hajiya Zainab seeking frivolous and inflated damages outside the boundaries of the initial transaction. Emperor City Integrated Limited urges the public to disregard the malicious fabrication and allow the court to dispense justice. “We urge the general public, stakeholders, and the media to disregard this malicious fabrication and allow the court to dispense justice on the matter,” the company’s statement reads. “We also call on all concerned to refrain from promoting deliberate falsehoods that aim to destroy individual reputations for personal gains.”
The company maintains that it is a reputable real estate firm that has conducted numerous successful projects and stood by its commitments to clients and partners. The attempt to personalize a corporate issue and discredit Alhaji Musa Mubarak amounts to gross misrepresentation and malicious defamation.