Lagos state values its land a lot and rates it as its own gold. But land fraudsters in Lagos have deployed so many tricks to dupe people if you fall into their net. These are people who will come up with forged or fake title documents to deceive and coerce them into buying problematic lands. Some of these land don’t have excision. They are actually government land but the fraudsters don’t care, so long as they can get money from their victims.
You
will lose your money acquiring these lands and incur the wrath of the Lagos
State Government for buying a Land that is not supposed to be sold to the
public.
This
week, we shall be writing on 10 areas where you should be careful when buying
land, especially in the Ibeju Lekki axis.
(1)
IGBEKODO VILLAGE IBEJU LEKKI
Igbekodo
is a very lovely place in Ibeju Lekki close to Siriwon village. It’s opposite
the golf course. The land is very dry and not too far from the beach. Did I
also mention it also has an approved excision?
There
are so many people who have bought land there as investors hoping to resell in
future but it has come at a heavy price. Igbekodo is one of the most notorious
places where you would find land fraudsters reselling people’s lands with
impunity.
Once
you buy a land there and you don’t fence it immediately, be rest assured within
a month your land would be sold to another unsuspecting person. They have no
remorse and would brutally deal with you once they smell you are weak or a
novice when it comes to land transactions. But you may likely not experience
this if you go through the proper channel.
(2)
KAIYETORO VILLAGE IBEJU LEKKI
Kaiyetoro
village is another lovely place in Ibeju Lekki with its own Excision that has
attracted a lot of investors but the sellers of land there, specialize in
selling people badlands that are committed, especially lands the government
has set aside to build housing schemes.
During
one of our searches, we found out that
most of these lands marketed by the sellers fall within the proposed IBEREKODO
GOVERNMENT SCHEME. It's like buying land that the government intends to
construct the next Gowon or Jakande Estate on. It simply means the property
would be demolished by the government and the land seized with no compensation.
(3)
OLOKONLA VILLAGE ETI-OSA
Olokonla
is a very popular place within the Ajah Environs and Ibeju Lekki. A lot of
middle-class Nigerians are located there that have constructed high brow
properties. Because of this, its not out of place to see Olokonla properties
everywhere for sale but unknown to so many, the proposed 4th Mainland bridge
goes through many of those lands there.
So
many unsuspecting owners of land and property in Olokonla are totally unaware
that their land/property sits under the proposed 4th Mainland bridge.
(4)
ORIYANRIYAN VILLAGE IBEJU LEKKI
Oriyanriyan Village is a place in Ibeju Lekki
that is up and coming. Loads of investors are rapidly purchasing land there, for a future business which is normal but why would someone introduce and sell a land
that the Government has acquired to build an INDUSTRIAL STEEL PLANT?
What kind of mad person would knowingly market
a land that the government has earmarked to erect a structure that can help
develop Nigeria?
So
when buying land in this village Check, Double check and triple check these
lands with an expert so you won't join the other victims that have been fooled.
(5)
ODE OMI VILLAGE IBEJU LEKKI
Ode-Omi
just like Oriyanriyan is another village in Ibeju Lekki that is attracting a
high number of investors but land fraudsters have pounced on those lands and
deceived a lot of people to buy these lands. Unfortunately for them, most of
the lands there have been designated as THE FUTURE SMART CITY in Ibeju Lekki.
Investigate
these lands thoroughly with an expert before you commit yourself.
(6)
SANGOTEDO VILLAGE ETI-OSA
Sangotedo
is a very popular place in the Ajah-Ibeju Lekki Axis and its almost regarded as
a premium area for middle-class folks. Most of the lands there are generally
good lands. It has its own Excision and most of the lands there are drylands
but there are some areas that have been zoned for a Government scheme.
Most
people are not aware that a Government scheme is supposed to be located there
and in a haste to become a landowner in Sangotedo, they have unwittingly
purchased committed lands. It's advisable to triple-check if you are buying a
property in Sangotedo to make sure it is free from government acquisition and
land disputes. But not all the land in Sangotedo is bad, all you have to do is
when buying land there, buy from a credible real estate company with track
records and also do check from Alausa.
(7)
OKEGELU VILLAGE IBEJU LEKKI
If you intend to purchase land in Okegelu,
please conduct a thorough search to know if you are buying into the part that
has an excision unless you would be looking for Lagos state’s trouble.
(8)
OGOMBO VILLAGE ETI-OSA
Ogombo is the home to so many super homes and
estates in the Ajah/ Ibeju Lekki Axis. Unknown to many people, there are some
properties that fall under the government and some are buying it and these are
called the worst part of Ogombo.
They
knew the land falls under the proposed MOREMI GOVERNMENT SCHEME but they still
went ahead to sell it to these people for almost N32 million. So when buying
any property around that axis, ensure to check and double check before paying.
(9)
OKUN FOLU VILLAGE IBEJU LEKKI
Okun
Folu village is close to the famous LACAMPAIGNE TROPICANA resort in Ibeju
Lekki. It has an excision and the land is very dry but it also has a large
number of fraudsters selling land to ignorant buyers. Many parts of Okun Folu
land have been acquired by Government but these fraudsters are always lurking
around to resell lands inside the government allocated lands specifically.
GBETU
VILLAGE IBEJU-LEKKI
In
this village, a lot of landed properties have been sold and resold, but little
did the buyers know that part of the land in the village falls under Ilemia
government land allocation which will be used in the future for government
project. So we advise urgent buyers to always do proper finding when they want
to buy land.
–
ISAAC ABIMBADE with additional material from the Online Omoonile
lawyer.
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