Lagos land fraud
Government land, sold as private
Land sitting inside an acquisition zone. The state can take it back and owe you nothing.
How it works
Some land sits inside a government acquisition or committed zone. It may look like ordinary private land and be sold as such, but the state retains the right to take it - and a buyer who built there can be demolished with no compensation. Whether a plot is free of acquisition is one of the most important things to confirm before paying.
Warning signs
- !Unusually cheap land in or near a known acquisition area
- !No clear excision or release from government commitment
- !Neighbouring demolitions or disputes in the area
- !A seller who cannot show the plot’s acquisition status
How we catch it
A registered surveyor charts the exact plot coordinates and we check them against acquisition and committed-zone information, so you know whether the land is genuinely free before you commit a kobo.
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