Habiba Abubakar may not be a household name
in Nigeria, but to Jim Iyke and members of his
family, that name means a lot. In most part of
2011 and 2012, the Abuja-based woman and Jim
Iyke were having issues with each other over an
alleged fraud.
In an interview, Habiba confessed that her
greatest regret is meeting the ‘bad boy’ actor,
Jim Iyke. She further disclosed that her most
embarrassing moment was going to the police
station for the first time in her life to allegedly
lock up Jim Iyke.

WHO IS HABIBA ABUBAKAR AND YOUR
BACKGROUND?
I’ m Habiba Abubakar born in the heart of Kano
municipal area council in 1979/3/15. I married
Amb Abubakar in 1996 just after my secondary
school, In fact 21days after my GCE. I attended
Lebanon private primary school in Bompai at
Kano, then to Saint Louis private Secondary
school in Bompai. I have a degree in mass
communication from University of Science and
Technology Haryana in India in 2007. I decided
to change my line because of children. I returned
to the UK and started PDD, Professional
Development Diploma in Management studies
2008, and business information technology
studies in ED-EXCEL with my centre as Stratford
Business School and Finished with level 5 (HND)
2009. Currently waiting for my Masters result
from University of Northampton in UK.
I have been married and blessed with three
children two boys and a girl all schooling in
private boarding secondary schools but the little
one in private boarding primary school at
Worcestershire.
I LEARNT THAT YOU AND YOUR HUBBY OWN
AN NGO…CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT?
You see to have a good heart is not something I
picked up now. I have been helping since when I
was 15years. One day I returned from school our
neighbour’s where outside their home fighting so
I stood to watch, only to find out the man was
driving away an old woman ( Adama)who is his
sister that left their family( for prostitution as
they said) when she was young and returned at
old age and sick, but he drove her away.
I saw her old, sick then I started crying and took
her to our house and hold her in one section
inside the back of our house. Any time they give
me my food I will run and give her up to about
three months I was hiding it from my parents. I
returned from school one day my dad asked me
to see him in his side I went, and he asked me
how I came about the woman and I narrated to
him, so he said good job, bad execution you
should have told me I will happily accommodate
her next time tell me all you do and pat me at
my back. Since then I started thinking of
wanting to help and is now in me tube and tyre.
When I married my hubby, I told him the story
he started helping me do what I feel was what I
wanted to do.

I HEARD THAT YOUR HUBBY IS AN
AMBASSADOR… IS IT TRUE?
Of course he is a career diplomat and longest
serving from the north because he has been an
ambassador since 1990-2008.

ANY CHALLENGES?
the challenges are normal ,people come with all
kinds of stories just to dupe like in the case of jim
iyke and his family very unfortunate.even when
the photo’s we posted in the internet with my
son next to his mother he can still run his mouth
that it was his sisters phone i took pictures from
all crap.

YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?
My plan for the future is to go into politics, to
give to the society my little best.

WHICH POSITION IN GOVERNMENT DO YOU
WANT CONTEST FOR?
House or Senate…

HOW DID YOU MEET JIM IYKE?
You see I don’t know any Jim Iyke before I met
him in farmers market with two of his friends
Victor and Solomon. They asked for my number
which I didn’t know off head, as I just returned
from UK and got the sim card. So I said I don’t
know my number before anything Jim grab my
hand set from my hand and dallied his number
from mine, that was the beginning of the night
mare. Before you know it he in a month he has
bombarded me with his family members
mom,dad,sisters, his girlfriend then Ketura
Hamilton and told me she was pregnant for him
but they lost the baby in July 2011. Well with
such development you will think he is honourable
because for me to show you my family we must
be real friends and there is someone in a month
or two was able to do that, awesome!! From
there I don’t doubt his honesty and integrity
didn’t know there was so much to all he was
doing.
That was just being smart, for me to be
comfortable with him. When the mum came she
hardly could work, so I decided to get her
checked , he said she had a doctor in Garki
hospital but does know all the drugs she has
been given don’t work and I flew her to the UK
thinking she is my mother too and OLD. Where
she told me her full life story which I have on
video. After the trip he brought a business
proposal with his friend Solo which I invested in
16.5mill, after all I never will think he will have
another motive. But that was the beginning of
the saga.
After collecting the money he disappeared and
asked his family never to answer my calls how do
I get him as he too doesn’t pick my calls.
Fortunately his elder sister who leaves in
Gwagwalada I once visited her ( NKIRU) so I
remembered and went to her so she called him,
and arranged a meeting where we fought. And I
got him lucked up for 3 good days at SASS
without bail, that was the best I did to myself to
show him my worth not celebrity but MONEY. It
was the best time of my life.

IS THAT JIM IYKE CAN’T AFFORD TO TAKE
CARE OF HIS FAMILY? I THINK HE IS ONE OF
THE RICHEST ACTORS IN NOLLY WOOD WITH
A LOT OF INVESTMENT…
If he is the richest actor why does he want
people to invest in his business…he should do it
solo and if has money after all this arrest, CRT
humiliation if is you won’t pay and get off this
mess? Think well. They project what they are not.
Well his mum told me she has never entered a
euro plane before in her life, on tape I have her
say that because when she arrived in London he
said Habby thank you, mummy back after so
long.
So when she was cold in my house I said
mummy you feel cold too much because is long
you have been here, the honourable woman
shouted here where? I said London she said me I
have never entered a euro plane before. And I
remember I called all her children one after the
other for her to tell them she arrived in peace,
she was shouting saying me Gozy Gladys in
London!!! The shock and joy over her. I said ok.
Was so shocked with all the lies he told me, he
was born in Paris all crap. She gave birth to three
children, Nkechi, Nkiru and Jim in Gabon and
they travel by road simple.

I LEARNT YOU WILL SOON RELEASE VIDEO
ABOUT THE WHOLE SAGA?
Yes I made a video out of the security camera
footage of my house is about his visit to my
house to that of all his family members no
exception and Friends that trooped my house to
beg for him. Just too yet again show people who
he really is with documents. May be after that he
will start to behave honourably. My own is just to
change him not to punish him and video will be
out soon. We are looking for a way to do it that
he can’t sue any party involved simple.

HE WAS ONE TIME GLO AMBASSADOR, THEY
PAID HIM MILLIONS OF NAIRA, ARE YOU
AWARE?
Yes and he lost it because he went to US to sign
another deal with a phone card company and Glo
heard so they are paying him 50million naira per
annum and his Ibo blood led him to a 65,000
dollars deal and by the time he was trying to
correct the mistake and pulled out from the US
deal to his shock Glow sacked him.

I GUESS YOU KNOW THAT HE IS ON
VACATION IN AMERICA NOW?
Let him finish the US visit and pay that money,
he has no heart. I can’t allow myself go through
this if I have the money will pay all and move on.
Even if he goes to toilet in economy class he will
post that he went to white house to sit on
obamas invitation because his daughter loves
him and want to take him to bed he literally lives
his life for people not for himself because what is
about to say it.. I’m on vacation with my family
tweet it, only nonentities leave like this.

WHAT IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHIDI
MOKEME?
I don’t know who Chidi Mokeme is really, but will
look for him just to know him, to see why he is
joined with me, maybe we resemble who knows.

CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS?
I do a lot of business but the one I got my
fortune from is property. I have a gaming on Line
Company in UK and Property too. I invest in a lot
of other things no small no big, money is money.
Because to help others I even go to the extent of
doing pure water company can you imagine!!!,
and in banex too I bought a boy a laptop he does
different kind of things with it and bring as little
as 25k a month to me you see.

ARE YOU IN TALKING TERMS OR DONG
BUSINESS WITH OTHER NIGERIAN
CELEBRITIES?
I know some good and humble celebrities but
not in business with them and I don’t intend to
do now or in the future with anyone.

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE ACTOR AND
ACTRESS AND BESIDES, CELEBRITIES YOU
WILL USE DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN?
I really don’t watch them so I don’t know most of
them. It is because of this case I got to know few
of them. But let them keep doing what they do
best. I wish them well. I succeeded to this level
without any celebrity is sure will win my elections
without them too. Just wait for my tape coming
out soon for all the drama between Jim, his
family and I.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU HANG OUT?
I don’t hang out to be honest am a very private
person.

YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT AND
GREATEST MISTAKE?
Most embarrassing moment is going to the police
station for the very first time my entire life to get
JIM IYKE lucked. My greatest mistake is meeting
Jim Iyke and joining issues with him and trusting
him, he’s a liar!!!

WHAT DOES FASHION AND STYLE MEAN TO
YOU?
See am not fashionable I ware what pleases me
not what is in vogue, I careless about things like
that. In fact I can walk the whole Abuja in my
Jallabiyya, hahahaha who cares.

YOUR ROLE MODELS BOTH IN NIGERIA AND
INTERNATIONAL?
My role models in Nigeriahhhhhh, I don’t know
yet but international are; Tyra Banks and David
hosselhopf.

YOUR IDEAL MAN?
My ideal man is my hubby ahhhhh!!!!!
hahahaha.

CAN YOU SHARE YOUR LIFE AS A MARRIED
MUSLIM WOMAN?
Life as a married Muslim woman is a challenge
but when you understand it well, it is very
beautiful my best time ever. And having Children
is the wonderful, I LOVE MY FAMILY. I will use
your paper to thank my husband for standing
with me throughout this saga, I remember when
I wanted to chase my money my husband said
you have to be careful he is a celebrity and he
has more access to media then you but I know
the whole thing of what happened starting from
his visit and that of his family to our house.
Madam I will support you and God Almighty will
protect you because he knows your intentions
and I really saw his protection and support.
When people were saying you can’t luck Jim
Hajia and there he was lucked like Rabbit no
body to bail him even, SAD.

DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS A FULFILLED
WOMAN?
Am a much fulfilled woman and I thank God for
his bountiful mercies on me, and everything he
gave me from Children, Money and how he
created me, I thank him.

YOUR MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS?
My message to Nigerians is be law abiding,
honest, and humble that is what makes a star a
star, and we are all stars before Almighty God in
our own little ways. Fight for your right any time
don’t feel intimidated by any one, am extremely
grateful to what I was able to achieve in this Jim
Iyke saga and at list was able to teach him a
lesson that not all women he can send running.
Because his reasoning is that let him say am
interested in him so he can send me running not
to chase the money as I will be scared if my
hubby hears that but Habiba is not afraid of
human beings but god. If he has the money why
won’t him pay the total sum and have peace of
mind? He doesn’t have it so let him shut up, he
failed payment of august even he is fake. I thank
all the Nigerians that supported me during that
time. Jim Iyke keeps paying.

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