Kaduna govt resolves over 5,000 land disputes, restores 150 revoked titles

The Kaduna State Government has resolved more than 5,000 land disputes and restored over 150 property titles that were allegedly revoked unjustly in the last three and a half years.

The Director-General of the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Dr Bashir Ibrahim, disclosed this during a town hall meeting, stating that the agency had made significant progress in addressing longstanding land-related disputes across the state.

Ibrahim said Governor Uba Sani had directed the agency to resolve all outstanding cases inherited from previous administrations as part of efforts to promote fairness and transparency in land administration.

Ibrahim added that KADGIS has introduced reforms to ease land administration in Kaduna State under the Sani administration.

He listed land agents registration and accreditation as one of the key reforms, including providing National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number(BVN) for land title processing.

Ibrahim disclosed that communities that were displaced at Alhudahuda Zaria, following the demolition of 92 houses in 2015, have been given alternative plots.

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The KADGIS boss said: “The dispute between Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria, and Graceland community, where over 200 properties were demolished in 2021 over alleged land encroachment, has also been resolved.

“New land titles and alternative plots have been given to former residents of Malali lowcost Kaduna, whose houses numbering 80 were demolished in 2021.”

He further disclosed that the land titles of CANES Properties have been restored, adding that SCOA has been given alternative plots at Kudenden, just as the dispute between Olam and host community has been resolved.

Ibrahim stated that the town hall meeting, which was attended by professional bodies, traditional leaders, land agents, government agencies and other stakeholders, was convened to strengthen “transparency, efficiency and citizens-centred land administration in Kaduna State.”