jaxxy:
demolition demolition bt they can fix roads.

Look at this one. In your place where you absconded from before being given hope and life in Lagos, are your elders not always crying that bad roads are killing them?
Every local fool from God knows where is now am adviser on Lagos matters.

Lanrelagboi:

The land was sold by land grabbers also called Omo Oniles


Yes, thats why it is called encroachment. It is illegal and the government didn't approve it


No, they dont even have survey


None of the question has government hand.

If you watch the video, you will see where the FHA officials said they went to mark the houses for them to stop work but they ignored and continued their building

Where were the fg when omonile were selling the lands, why didn't you use their brute force to arrest and jail land grabbers. This is a case of government abetting criminals, a super case of 419.

The state is suppose to protect the citizens against loss of property, money and life. But Nigeria always fail in that aspect.

If I were the government I would arrest the head of FHA, where was he when all those criminals were selling the land?

Just be careful how you buy land and properties in Lagos..

Use a professional surveyor to survey and check with the authorities b4 you buy.

Even if you want to patronise omolile ( not advisable in lagos) still use the above b4 u make payment.

Appletek:


Look at this one. In your place where you absconded from before being given hope and life in Lagos, are your elders not always crying that bad roads are killing them?
Every local fool from God knows where is now am adviser on Lagos matters.

I'm a lagosian born and raised. I have been in lagos b4 u ekiti boy migrated here eith that osun man.

jaxxy:

if tinubu can get certificate from 3rd party why can't they?

Na wetin land them for where them dey so. Dey cry, mucus dey comot their nose. Dumb people.

jaxxy:


I'm a lagosian born and raised. I have been in lagos b4 u ekiti boy migrated here eith that osun man.

Person wey Ekpa dey tie him mama every Monday dey claim Lagosian.

Caveat Emptor..... Buyers beware.

Lands and landed properties are the perhaps the best and the most expensive investment anyone can make.

However, before buying any landed property especially in Lagos and Ogun states, - kindly do the following amongst other due diligence.

1. Get a licensed surveyor of your own (not the one introduce by the seller) to take the GPS coordinate of the land,

2. The surveyor should approach the Ministry for lands and physical planning and apply for the authority to survey and the government charting of the area of interest.

3. Your surveyor should procure the documentary evidence of the status of the land to know the following.-

a. Is that land totally free from government acquisition or future schemes for development.

b. Has someone else applied for the same document in the past or currently processing ownership documents with the ministry.

c. Does the name on the land title correspond to the names of your proposed sellers.

d. Is there any lay-out survey on the government records regarding the area of interest.

e. Any other due diligence as may be necessary.

4. Get your own lawyer to interface for you, don't accept help from the sellers, - they are only interested in making their money.

5. Don't be hurried and don't ever be in a hurry to pay - the "omo onile" will call you repeatedly that someone else is about to pay for the land, - please resist the pressure.

6. When all due diligence are satisfied, pay only via cheques, bank drafts or bank transfer - they are easily traceable if so needed in the future - never do cash payment.

7. Take possession immediately, fence up the land and possibly build a shop or single room for someone to inhabit and keep the area clean - with necessary agreement documents, - of course.

8. Never leave the sellers in charge of keeping or monitoring your land - that's simply asking the mouse to watch the cheese - you know what will happen next.

9. Ensure that your surveyor process your land documents,
The C of O or the Governor's consent papers are a must legal documents to ensure your ownership of the land.
Get at least the Red copy of your land survey from the office of the state Surveyor-General before you start building.

10. Get a chartered architect and a registered building contractor, not just to do your building designs but also to procure all necessary building permits/approval before building.

11. In the unlikely event that you get notified that the government is interested in your property for whatsoever reasons - usually via notices pasted on your fence walls - don't ignore, don't be indignant, call your lawyer to file a challenge in court, immediately.

12. Don't ever say or think that because friends and relatives have bought lands and lived in the that area for decades, it simply means that all must be Ok, do your own due diligence.

All the above are quite important and pertinent now in the lights of the recent bulldozing and destruction of multi-million Naira properties by the government due to non-compliance to some government regulations.

I come in peace

almarthins:


Where were the fg when omonile were selling the lands, why didn't you use their brute force to arrest and jail land grabbers. This is a case of government abetting criminals, a super case of 419.

The state is suppose to protect the citizens against loss of property, money and life. But Nigeria always fail in that aspect.

If I were the government I would arrest the head of FHA, where was he when all those criminals were selling the land?

Blame FHA, blame Lagos, blame FG, blame Local Government, blame me, blame your neighbours, Blame everyone but yourselves. Shebi they said they have documents. Let them sue the FG na.
Victim complex and inferiority complex won't work this time.

erniok:

How many people will give you title documents for independent verification. That will only happen when both parties have lawyers.

If you are foolish enough to buy land and you refuse to engage a lawyer, whatever you see, take am like that.

Lanrelagboi:
Most of the people whose properties were demilished know that their building is illegal and not approved. The FHA told them, marked their houses but they ignored warnings and painted over the markings.

They felt they are above the law and NOBODY APPROVED THEIR CONSTRUCTIONS. The feeble attempt to turn this into a tribal fight is a waste of time

So you are saying the government did not approve the building plan for all this construction that are been demolished??
.
And the owner erected a structure like that and the government and its agent never showed face during construction?

Appletek:


If you are foolish enough to buy land and you refuse to engage a lawyer, whatever you see, take am like that.

You sound so childish. If the other party does not have a lawyer, you still think they'll release title documents because you brought in a lawyer on the deal? You sound like one who doesnt live in Lagos, has never bought a plot of land and doesn't know how this type of transaction is conducted.

Badgers14:


So you are saying the government did not approve the building plan for all this construction that are been demolished??
.
And the owner erected a structure like that and the government and its agent never showed face during construction?

I believe and could be wrong that the Nigerian factor came into play. You go to one office, pay some bribe and a go ahead is given even when it is not genuine.

JohnAOne:
I'm sure if you go further, warnings must have started before 2021, but Nigerians (particularly those people) like to prove stubborn.

If you don't know, get it now: the time of 'anyhow' 'anyhow' life in Lagos (and the South West) is gradually coming to an end.

If you don't like the way we decide to do things in the South West, simply take the next EXIT and go back to you region!

Goan build your "mansions" there.

God continue to bless YORUBALAND!

God bless Nigeria.

Those people you mentioned hope you know if their stop buying and building houses in Lagos , the development of that state will stop 60-80% and I hope you know your besties the Northerners don’t build or buy properties outside they region.

money121:
You that purchased land worth millions of naira but want to boycot the government because your mentality is that govt. Don't utilize the fund
Now you lose both side
Why do you pay bribe?

That the reason why anything things in my life I don’t bribe my way to it or look for easy way out. I knew a lot of people who bought certificates and went for nysc but i chose to go school.

bid4rich:
I have a question sir.....

Who sold the land to them?

Can anybody buy land im such area without government

Do they have C of O

If all the above questions have government hand, then, why the demolition?

Thank you sir

Omo onile sold government land to them.
If any of them had c of o, I assure you it would have flooded social media.

I believe that they were defrauded by omonile or land grabbers who sold it to them intentionally and the unsuspecting public bought from them. The people that chased the FHA officials from the sites are the land grabbers

erniok:


I believe and could be wrong that the Nigerian factor came into play. You go to one office, pay some bribe and a go ahead is given even when it is not genuine.

Thatz exactly the point and that's the point I am trying to make.

The culprit here is the government, those corrupt individuals are government employees.

When an individual goes in to get approval in most states, the officials are mostly interested in the brown envelopes and not about doing there jobs.

If the government had done their jobs they wouldn't have built the house in the first place.

Secondly, in all this years people were building houses there, does it mean that the DG or any top brass of the FHA wasn't aware of it and make necessary effort to stop it at that time?

Many people saying sue government sue government, why that is the proper way to seek redress in courts but that's very cruel to the Nigerian citizens affected because a court case like that can go on for years and how could someone that already lost hundreds of million of naira afford litigation expenses at the same time trying to find a new accommodation to thier families??

Our government is just irresponsible!

Sometimes I wonder what Nigeria benefits from democracy, if democracy is indeed a better system of government for Nigeria than military rule.

Lanrelagboi:
Most of the people whose properties were demilished know nigethat their building is illegal and not approved. The FHA told them, marked their houses but they ignored warnings and painted over the markings.

They felt they are above the law and NOBODY im APPROVED THEIR CONSTRUCTIONS. The feeble imattempt to turn this into a tribal fight is a waste of time

Ha
Tell me any house in Nigeria that is not market with Red ink during construction?
Even the one u are living in presently was once marked.
If tomorrow they demolish it, and claim it was once marked will you blame anyone?
Let what u wish others come to you.

Appletek:


Blame FHA, blame Lagos, blame FG, blame Local Government, blame me, blame your neighbours, Blame everyone but yourselves. Shebi they said they have documents. Let them sue the FG na.
Victim complex and inferiority complex won't work this time.

Why do we have government in the first place ?

America would warn n ensure her citizen do not go to hotbed zones but Nigeria would let her citizen go without warning and wont even give a damn if they are trapped in war zones.

Here we are left to protect and defend ourselves with sticks and matchet. All those omoniles that sold the land would walk away Scot-free no punishments, and this people have location and address. No omonile has been punished for selling government owned land, the people who get punished are the victims of the illegal sale.

Lanrelagboi:
FG to begin demolition of buildings in Festac Town


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/497600-fg-to-begin-demolition-of-buildings-in-festac-town.html

Is it because of substandard material or illegal building?

The government should come out clean.

Some vuvuzela said yesterday that they built on canal.

One thing about yoruba ronu lies is that it has short legs .

Dafresh:

You're a big liar can you swear that those lands wasn't approved

I am a lawyer, they weren't approved. If they were they will sue the government for damages. So let's wait for the next few months

SonOfDSoil01:
God bless you brother...the point is people have now wise and seen through the deception of this people, they think people are still bothered about there victim mentality and emotional blackmail. I served in owerri in 2017 and i can boldly tell you this people are the most tribalistic set of people ever seen. My experience over there prove that and time wont permiit me to type that here. What an average ibo man enjoy in lagos and Sw, you can never find it in that primitive region or why do you think it is only ibos that invest in SE? They know thie truth but wiil never admit it but keep living a life of falsehood

You didn't know this before ni
Try rent a shop amidst them in right here in the southwest of Alaba and you're hearing their language you go hear am ....

JohnAOne:
I'm sure if you go further, warnings must have started before 2021, but Nigerians (particularly those people) like to prove stubborn.

If you don't know, get it now: the time of 'anyhow' 'anyhow' life in Lagos (and the South West) is gradually coming to an end.

If you don't like the way we decide to do things in the South West, simply take the next EXIT and go back to you region!

Goan build your "mansions" there.

God continue to bless YORUBALAND!

God bless Nigeria.

Says the man that his people build houses without toilets in them. Instead of you to thank these guys for giving you toilets. It’s not like you guys are used to such back home.

And Lagos is for Bini people. Lol. Try again.

Badgers14:


So you are saying the government did not approve the building plan for all this construction that are been demolished??
.
And the owner erected a structure like that and the government and its agent never showed face during construction?

Oga, even those prople that built those houses, knew it had kleg, but decided to go ahead. Did you not read in the post that red paint was placed on the fences telling them to stop work, but most will settle some so called government officials and then continue construction.
The fact you buy "stolen" land and then build on it does not confer ownership on you. Assuming your Toyota corolla is stolen and sold to a person, you then run into your car 2 years later, who then owns the car, you or the buyer of stolen property? Will the buyer now start blaming vehicle licensing office, roadsafety (number plate) etc for licensing and registering the vehicle?

Badgers14:


Thatz exactly the point and that's the point I am trying to make.

The culprit here is the government, those corrupt individuals are government employees.

When an individual goes in to get approval in most states, the officials are mostly interested in the brown envelopes and not about doing there jobs.

If the government had done their jobs they wouldn't have built the house in the first place.

Secondly, in all this years people were building houses there, does it mean that the DG or any top brass of the FHA wasn't aware of it and make necessary effort to stop it at that time?

Many people saying sue government sue government, why that is the proper way to seek redress in courts but that's very cruel to the Nigerian citizens affected because a court case like that can go on for years and how could someone that already lost hundreds of million of naira afford litigation expenses at the same time trying to find a new accommodation to thier families??

Our government is just irresponsible!

Sometimes I wonder what Nigeria benefits from democracy, if democracy is indeed a better system of government for Nigeria than military rule.

I agree with some things you said. Govt should have swung into action when the noticed building activities going on the land. This is failure on govt part and someone should be sanctioned.

On the other hand, if they had genuine title documents, they'd headed to court to get an exparte motion to stop the demolition pending when the case has been determined. I doubt if they had any evidence to tender before the court.

Nigeria is a country where so many things go wrong without someone getting sanctioned.

Lanrelagboi:
FG to begin demolition of buildings in Festac Town


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/497600-fg-to-begin-demolition-of-buildings-in-festac-town.html

Only very foolish people will be crying I can't count how many times I saw FHA demolishing properties in festac town since I was a kid.
Even in phase 1 many illegals structures sits on gutters, cables network and green areas

Let them wail they have themselves to blame

JohnAOne:
I'm sure if you go further, warnings must have started before 2021, but Nigerians (particularly those people) like to prove stubborn.

If you don't know, get it now: the time of 'anyhow' 'anyhow' life in Lagos (and the South West) is gradually coming to an end.

If you don't like the way we decide to do things in the South West, simply take the next EXIT and go back to you region!

Goan build your "mansions" there.

God continue to bless YORUBALAND!

God bless Nigeria.

I can't go back to my region cos it's potopoto land and vawulence has been on the land since 4th generations ago so abeg let me develop your God blessed YORUBALAND for you biko

Lanrelagboi:
FG to begin demolition of buildings in Festac Town


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/497600-fg-to-begin-demolition-of-buildings-in-festac-town.html

Very good . Some people come from states where there are no proper checks and balances for construction into states with good structure and replicate their useless village behavior . FHA demolish Dey go jare .

However I would advise in cases where the lands are genuine but they didn’t get building approval , subject those ones to very expensive structural integrity tests . Make them cough out 10-20million so they can learn that they are not above rules and regulations .

nedekid:

Oga, even those prople that built those houses, knew it had kleg, but decided to go ahead. Did you not read in the post that red paint was placed on the fences telling them to stop work, but most will settle some so called government officials and then continue construction.
The fact you buy "stolen" land and then build on it does not confer ownership on you. Assuming your Toyota corolla is stolen and sold to a person, you then run into your car 2 years later, who then owns the car, you or the buyer of stolen property? Will the buyer now start blaming vehicle licensing office, roadsafety (number plate) etc for licensing and registering the vehicle?

The bolded is the problem.

The example you gave with the stolen car is comparing apples to oranges

The bottom line here is, if the government officials didn't collect bribes and did their job.. those houses will not be built.

The government has a duty to protect thier citizens not to enable criminal activity.

AustineE1:
Why all of a sudden after the flawed elections Lagos now realised that properties in the streets where Igbos dominate has one issue or the other and now the Tinubu led Federal govt has asked the FHA to go to festac and demolish properties there,simply because a certain people has most of the properties there.
I can assure you that Igbos are very tough people and in difficult conditions,they strive better and there is always positivity in every situation. It is now motivating a lot of Lagos Igbos whom use to think that they where at home with the cowardly Yorubas, to now start investing massively back home. I got to Akwa last month and it was a massive construction site,meaning more money and employment for home boys.Thats exactly the way to go.
I am sure Igbos got the message sent by Yoruba authorities and at the appropriate time they will be paid back.

Seems u guys have comprehension issues, does it matter if the houses were demolished before, during or after election?

Milito:
One of the major problems in Nigeria is the mindset that we can bribe our way out of any situation.

People deliberately go on a wrong path and afterwards try to use emotional blackmail or bribes.

There's no way if a proper search was done on those lands that it will not reveal that the place is under govt acquisition.

Whatever survey you are given for a land to be bought, abeg, carry am go lands bureau for verification or consult a land lawyer to do proper checks for a small amount of money. As at the time these lands were bought, i doubt it will cost above 50k to give a lawyer to do all the findings on the land.

People know these things actually. But they just form smart and settle some people believing money sorts out all issues. And that is why Nigeria is like this!

You've said it all! In Nigeria you seem to be a "mumu" when you do the right thing until when nemesis catches up with them then the emotional and tribal mudslinging starts. Interestingly, not ONE is threatening to sue because they are all neighbours in crime and there's someone somewhere in Nigeria now about to do this same nonsense in the name of "smart".

Badgers14:


The bolded is the problem.

The example you gave with the stolen car is comparing apples to oranges

The bottom line here is, if the government officials didn't collect bribes and did their job.. those houses will not be built.

The government has a duty to protect thier citizens not to enable criminal activity.

But it takes two to tango . If they bribe an official to carry out an illegality , they should be prosecuted as well as the building demolished . They should bring evidence of bribery against the officials so they can all go down . Bribe doesn’t change the law , it only postpones the inevitable .