Altern8:
This why it’s better to buy houses from developers. If your family member chop your money, nothing you fit do. Highest na to call family meeting. All the elders go beg you last last.

If you don’t have money to buy at once, contract reputable construction companies.

But Nigerians sha. You’re not even sure your contractor isn’t cheating you.

AwkaetitiBabe:
Perhaps you entrust it to parent. I don't think one's parent would do such

Uyi168:
..
U think it's easy to be flying up and down abii

Nbote:
He's not serious himself... If he flies back home for even a couple of days na crime?

youngsahito:
he should take over all his families house instead

Wiseandtrue:
Some family members can be a real pain in the butt!!!

If the guy no send anything now, na that Sound Sultan Area (acoustic) lyrics (How I wish say I fit reach u anywhere u dey, u dey. Far away .. na him them go dey sing!!!

The guy should come to terms with it (not easy, take his time) that he's back to square one!!! He did it before, he will do it again!!!

He should let go cause the guy cannot produce the money again!!! And he might result to diabolical means, someone who could do that will not hesitate

He should learn a lesson and move on and watch how he prospers again!!!

armyofone:
Village people used his hard work, labor and sweat to enjoy themselves . Tell them to pitch their tent for the west where them dey them no go hear. They will panel beat him join his sorrows sef and hire edo boys on him soon...misplaced priority!

blackaxe78:
Painful


He is not himself

But at a time, what goes around, comes around

You have messed up peoples life with the substances you sell and now, someone else has messed up your own life too


He should thank God he didnt get messed up by death. Could have been killed before even asking for the house

Mcslize:


That's the problem. Family will cheat you, even if you decide to give it to reputable contractors, how reputable will they be? They will still siphon and cheat you once they know you are based abroad.

Buying will be too cost to building from scratch. The beauty of building from scratch is that, you can build it to your taste.

Sending money to family to build for you can be dangerous "cuz everyone eyes dey shook for money in this Nigeria o."

Nothing like this is my brother he can't do such to me. They will flex the money or use it to buy lands for themselves and nothing one will do as a person.

This has been my major concern. How do we go about building our own houses here in Nigeria when living abroad?

Should it be that one should use his annual leave period of 4 weeks to rush down to Nigeria and start his project himself and the contractor continue from there while updating him with videos and pictures of the progress of the project?

Some people do that in the property section though. But I know the contractor will cheat them on a huge rate.

blowjohn:

One man like that they say settles land disputes in edo

Indispensable85:
This thing is just everywhere this days. I know a lady who was given similar treatment by her family.She had sent about 12million naira home for her building project, only to come home and discovered there was nothing on ground.The elder brother was buying cars and carrying women in Nigeria with her sister's sweat. When he heard about his sister's return to the country, he ran to Europe with the remaining change. Unfortunately the girl couldn't handle the shock,she started behaving strange and was rushed to psychiatric hospital in uselu, Benin. She's mad today in Benin, i ran into her when i came to town for last year's yuletide.

Mcslize:

That's my thought too.

Houseofglam7:
This is almost funny

vikono:
Let me give word of wisdom to our people living overseas

Pls if u want to build in nigeria,look for two relatives you knw very well are not in good terms with each other(we call them cat and rat relatives),
entrust your money to both of them.lets say if one buy sand and granite,the other will buy cement etc.

just relax where ever u are,the two of them will be check and balance to each other.they will monitor each other and once one of them discover an act of fraud from the other,he calls u and vice versa.

Infact you should be ready for periodic updates and complain from both parties,by this u get a clear picture of what is going on in your site
HOPE THIS HELP

daddytime:
And dude was most likely deported o. What evil.

gypsey:
Nothing new, my step brother did the same to me.
we are still battling it in court, eventually he will pay me My 40 mili naira back, or....

DelilahMakinde:


The bros didn't have papers in the first place

vikono:
Let me give word of wisdom to our people living overseas

Pls if u want to build in nigeria,look for two relatives you knw very well are not in good terms with each other(we call them cat and rat relatives),
entrust your money to both of them.lets say if one buy sand and granite,the other will buy cement etc.

just relax where ever u are,the two of them will be check and balance to each other.they will monitor each other and once one of them discover an act of fraud from the other,he calls u and vice versa.

Infact you should be ready for periodic updates and complain from both parties,by this u get a clear picture of what is going on in your site
HOPE THIS HELP

gypsey:
Really? very unfortunate, i didn't believe this stories until it happened to me too. if not because i am a lorry driver in England with Very good salary. if the woman is documented she can go back to Europe and start again, try to find out her status, if she can be helped back to europe.

ReneeNuttall:
Something similar happened at Ugbor years back.after staying abroad for years and sending money steady to his brother,that one kept updating him with pictures from other peoples buildings .He came back and saw an empty land.Twas the odionwere DAT settled d matter

Altern8:
This why it’s better to buy houses from developers. If your family member chop your money, nothing you fit do. Highest na to call family meeting. All the elders go beg you last last.

If you don’t have money to buy at once, contract reputable construction companies.

But Nigerians sha. You’re not even sure your contractor isn’t cheating you.