79-Year-Old Woman Petitions Tinubu Over Alleged Land Fraud, Forgery
…Accuses Police Of Interference
A 79-year-old grandmother, Hajia Colleen Mero Yesufu, has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, seeking his urgent intervention in what she describes as a sustained attempt to dispossess her of a family land through forgery and fraudulent transactions allegedly aided by the police
In the petition dated June 10, 2025, and personally signed by her, Mero accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of bias and shielding those behind the alleged illegal sale of her properties at Plot 4022 in Guzape District and Plots 1861, 1862, and 1863 in Katampe District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
She named a certain Ms. Omokamo as the alleged mastermind of the land fraud, claiming the police have continued to protect her despite multiple investigation reports by government agencies indicting her for forgery and criminal conspiracy.
According to Mero, the matter is not only about land but the preservation of her life’s savings and her family’s legacy.
“For too long, I have endured a continuous battle against grave criminality by people who have stolen, oppressed, and brazenly attempted to intimidate me for insisting on my constitutional rights,” she wrote.
She expressed concern that despite her initial belief that the suspects’ alleged ties to the presidency were mere intimidation tactics, developments had forced her to speak out.
She said these developments includes Ms. Omokamo’s widely publicised visit to the Presidential Villa and reported inclusion in the President’s entourage to Doha, Qatar in 2024.
“These actions suggest an abuse of whatever privilege she or her associates believe they enjoy around your office,” Mero told Tinubu.
She also dismissed Omokamo’s recent open letter to the President in which the accused described herself as honest and God-fearing, asserting that the claims were contradicted by “overwhelming and irrefutable evidence” gathered by state institutions.
Mero cited conclusive findings from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) as having indicted Ms. Omokamo and others in the alleged land theft.
She also raised concerns over what she described as the suspect’s suspicious use of multiple identities, changing her name from Rebecca Omokamo to Bilikisu Ishaku Aliyu, which she said points to a broader fraudulent scheme.
She said, “Regarding her alleged name change from Rebecca Omokamo to Bilikisu Ishaku Aliyu, while a personal decision, it does not absolve her of the criminal charges of forgery and fraud, which involve the fraudulent use of multiple identities and falsification of documents, as uncovered by investigations.
“The EFCC’s concern, as I understand it, pertains to the fraudulent use of different identities in the commission of crimes, not merely a change of name or faith.
“While I patiently awaited the outcome of these critical investigations and the subsequent filing of charges against the accused—an individual who has chosen a path of deceit and theft rather than diligence—I must now express my profound shock.
“Despite the commendable speed with which your office responded to Ms. Omokamo’s misleading letter, following your directive as conveyed by your Principal Secretary Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola on July 30, 2024, directing prompt investigations by the EFCC and FCTA, there has, regrettably, been no visible action or follow-up from your office to ensure justice is done following the crucial outcomes of these exercises.
“This inaction or silence, after such compelling findings have been submitted to your revered office, deepens the injustice and encourages impunity,” she concluded.
79-Year-Old Woman Petitions Tinubu Over Alleged Land Fraud, Forgery is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
