The Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over the fraudulent sale of government land by land grabbers, known as Omooniles.
Permanent Secretary, Land Bureau, Bode Agoro at a stakeholders’ forum yesterday, lamented the activities of these dubious elements in some parts of Lagos, especially in Ibeju-Lekki, Eti-Osa and even Kosofe local government areas.
He said: “These land grabbers have taken their game to a new level as they have the audacity to erect signposts bearing Lagos State Government logo and excision application file numbers in their desperate attempt to deceive prospective buyers into believing that sales of such lands are genuine transactions and have government backing.”
Agoro regretted that such illegality had put his Bureau under pressure He warned that the government is set to stem the tide and bring sanity into land transactions.
