NAN lodges formal complain against encroachment on Agency’s property in Adamawa

NAN lodges formal complain against encroachment on Agency’s property in Adamawa

From Umar Dankano, Yola.

The Management of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN has registered an official complaint over unlawful encroachment on its state office premises by suspected land grabbers in Adamawa state.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency (NAN), Ali M.Ali disclosed the development while on-the-spot assessment of the property situated at No 11 Scope road behind federal secretariat in jimeta-Yola expressing his displeasure with the ugly scenario.

Ali who was noticed visibly disturbed described the action as an aberration and affront to the sanctity of a Federal Government property, stressing that NAN lawfully acquired the land over two decades ago.

Ali explained further that, the land was allocated to NAN by a former governor of Adamawa, with a Certificate of Occupancy noting that,the agency had since constructed its office on the site and had  continually been operational since then.

He maintained that, the current dispute began on June 30, 2025, following a report received from the NAN State Correspondent in Yola.

” An individual presented a letter issued by the Implementation Committee on the White Paper of the Commission of Inquiry into the Alienation of Federal Government Landed Property.

“The letter, which was unsigned and dated Dec. 2019, allegedly claimed that the property had been sold to a company called Royal Stone Global Investment Nigeria Ltd. 

“It was accompanied by an acceptance form purportedly signed by one Umar Iya of No. 10 Hospital Road, Jimeta-Yola, and dated March 11, 2020,” he said.

Ali said NAN staff in Yola denied the individual access to the premises and directed them to obtain proper clearance from the agency’s headquarters in Abuja.

“However, no such contact was made, instead, the individuals returned and forcefully trespassed on the premises and began construction work.

“They also broke the perimeter fence despite a restraining order issued by a competent court,” he decried.

The NAN boss emphasised the agency’s commitment to due process, stating that NAN, as a law-abiding institution, would pursue all legal avenues to reclaim the property.

He said an official complaint has been lodged with the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, and that,the Commissioner for Information and strategy had been formally briefed on the development.

“We have also approached the court again to restrain the intruders from continuing with the construction while following up on the legal process,” Ali said.