Kaduna: Over 5,000 land disputes resolved, 150 revoked titles restored in nearly four years

The Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS) says it has resolved more than 5,000 land disputes and restored over 150 land titles that were unjustly revoked in the last three and a half years.

Speaking at a town hall meeting in Kaduna, Bashir Garba Ibrahim, director-general of KADGIS, said Uba Sani, governor of the state, directed the agency to resolve all outstanding cases inherited from previous administrations.

He said KADGIS had also introduced reforms to ease land administration in the state under the present administration.

The reforms include the registration and accreditation of land agents, as well as the use of National Identification Numbers (NIN) and Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) for land title processing.

Ibrahim said communities displaced in Alhudahuda, Zaria, following the demolition of 92 houses in 2015, had been allocated alternative plots.

“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,’’ he said.

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

The KADGIS director-general said the land titles of CANES Properties had been restored, while SCOA had been allocated alternative plots in Kudenden.

Ibrahim said the dispute between Olam and its host community has also been resolved.

He said the town hall meeting, attended by professional bodies, traditional leaders, land agents, government agencies and other stakeholders, was convened to strengthen transparency, efficiency and citizen-centred land administration in Kaduna.