Property splits Babayaro’s family!
•As Emma, Celestine fight to finish
•Emma says, it’s all lies
By EMMA JEMEGAH
Sunday, November 22, 2009

What could have led to a strained relationship between two brothers? Did one actually ground the property entrusted to his care by the other? These are questions only the two brothers could answer.

Sources close to Emmanuel and Celestine Babayaro, two brothers who came to limelight during the Japan 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which the Golden Eaglets won, disclosed that the two blood brothers no longer see eye to eye over a business relationship that has gone awry.
We gathered that things are allegedly no longer what they used to be for the former national team players.

In Japan, Celestine, the younger of the two Babayaros, was quite outstanding as he played all the matches, while Emmanuel, the elder and the team’s reserve goalkeeper, was on the bench most of the times.
As it turned out to be, Celestine made it big as he secured lucrative contracts in Europe after the U-17 Championship. First, he went to Belgium and later moved to the Premiership (England) where he starred for Chelsea and Newcastle United.

Obviously, Celestine, who was an enterprising left full back, made good money, and like any wise Nigerian plying his trade overseas would have done, he decided to invest back home in Nigeria. Since he has an upwardly mobile and shrewd elder brother like Emmanuel, he allegedly entrusted all his business empire and investments under his care. The reason is that Emmanuel is based in Nigeria unlike Celestine who is in Europe.

However, there are alleged cracks in the siblings’ relationship, following allegations that Emmanuel had shockingly mismanaged his younger brother’s businesses. One account has it that Celestine’s press, located very close to the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos, Plateau State, had collapsed under Emmanuel’s watch after only two years.
Sunday SoccerStar’s sources revealed that a cold room at Kigo Road, Kaduna, also managed by Emmanuel on behalf Celestine, had equally gone moribund.

Probably, the allegation that Emmanuel had allegedly sold Celestine’s mansion at Rabah Road, Kaduna, was what let some insiders to realise that all is not well with the Babayaros. The house was said to be a stone throw from the former Kaduna State governor’s house (Makarfi).
It was alleged that the siblings’ mother was alarmed when she saw strange faces at the above-mentioned house and quickly alerted Emmanuel who allegedly informed her that they were Nollywood actors and actresses who were shooting a film. Whether the woman eventually knew the truth or not was not ascertained.

In a phone chat with Emmanuel, the former U-17, U-23 goalkeeper said: “All these things are lies and they are fresh in my ears. I have never sold any house belonging to my younger brother, Celestine. Again, I am not aware of any of his businesses that has collapsed. Our relationship is very cordial. Those peddling these rumours are devilish people who want to divide us (I mean Celestine and I). As I am talking to you now, Celestine is right here with me. If there was such a thing, I doubt whether we would still be in talking terms.”
Sunday SoccerStar was, however, unable to get across to Celestine before press time. Although Emma claimed he was with him while Sunday SoccerStar was having a chat with him on the allegations, he never gave us the opportunity to talk with him.

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