EdoGIS Blows Hot, Warns Land Grabbers to Stay off Govt Acquired Lands
The Edo Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS) has warned against the activities of land grabbers and encroachers in the Auchi area, saying there will be consequences over such illegal activities.
In a sighted video, the government agency captured areas demarcated as government acquired lands.
The agency last week mounted signposts indicating the perimeter of the government acquisition in old and new GRA against the backdrop of repeated encroachment into the area by unknown members of the community in Auchi.
In all, there were signposts indicating “Edo State Government Land, Keep off, No Trespass” placed at very strategic locations around the perimeter of the Government Acquisition.
The exercise also marks the 2nd phase of the Action Plan put together by Edo state government to forestall further encroachment.
The first phase involved a Stakeholders meeting with the leaders of Auchi Community and the traditional rulers with government officials.
The entire area measuring 400 Hectares which remains under Government Acquisition.
According to the Edo State Land Administration and GIS Law 2024, section 49 (10), any person who trespasses, sells, trades, develops or by any means disposes of any land duly acquired by the Government to a third party without due authourization from the relevant Government Authourity, commits an offence and shall be prosecuted according to law and or face outright demolition of such properties if any.
According to a statement by the media officer of Edo GIS, Muyiwa Akinsanya, the government will soon begin profiling of such illegal structures on government Acquisition on lands in Auchi and other parts of the state.
He warned the general public from acquiring properties from land grabbers, saying the law would someday take its proper course as ignorance was no excuse under the law.
