Recertification of land documents in Imo state Nigeria has stopped with immediate effect as directed by the Governor, His Excellency Hope Uzodinma.
Uzodinma approved the immediate suspension of approval and issuance of building plans and Certificate of Occupancy by relevant Government Agencies and warned land grabbers to stop henceforth.
This information came few weeks after the sitting commissioner for lands Sir Noble Atulegwu was suspended pending investigation into his matter and possibly the appointment of a new commissioner.
Similarly, His Excellency has approved the forensic audit of all land documents, including but not limited to Building Plans and Certificate of Occupancy effective January 2007 to December, 2023.
Consequently, anybody claiming to be in possession of such land documents purported to have been issued by the government or its agencies should submit THREE COPIES OF THE TITLE DEEDS OR ANY EVIDENCE to the office of the Secretary to the Government of Imo State within 21 days of publication of this NOTICE.
Although the Imo Housing Corporation is not authorised to either sale Government’s land or property or allocate any land to anyone, those who claimed to have documents of land or property, purported to have been sold or allocated to them by the Corporation, should also submit THREE COPIES OF SUCH to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government within 21 days of issuance of this NOTICE.
In addition, the release by Chief Iwu, the Secretary to the State Government stated that anyone who has built on any land designated by Government as green verge or land for recreational purposes, claiming that such a land was allocated to him or her by any Government Agency should submit the evidence in THREE COPIES to the Office of the Secretary to the State Government of Imo State within 21 days of the issuance of this NOTICE.
In clear terms, the government has warned those involved in these categories stated above to comply with the notice of Forensic audit or suffer the consequences and possibly demolition of affected property as gathered by 9News Nigeria.
-Princely Onyenwe reporting
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