Borno State government has threatened to revoke land title documents in the Government Reservation Areas (GRA) and other layouts in Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere local council for failure to perfect their respective land documents.
Governor Babagana Zulum vows to revoke all title holders in the 10 layouts under the Borno Geographic Information Service (BOGIS) pilot land development scheme.
Zulum, who issued the revocation threats in a statement released by the BOGIS Executive Secretary, Adam Bababe to journalists in Maiduguri, gave the land title holders 11 days window, commencing from December 31, 2023 to update their records that were issued since June 2020.
“You should submit development building plans within the stipulated time,” he said, warning that failure to do that will consider their plots revoked.
The statement reads in part: “The state government shall revoke all titles that fail to update their records, develop or submit building plans by the end of this year. “The pilot scheme layouts included NEF/78 & 78 covering the entire GRA, but not limited to Commissioners’ and Doctors’ quarters, NNDC and all other sub divisions within the areas.”
Other affected undeveloped layouts comprise the GRA BOTP/131 & BOTP/63. The statement added: “All New GRAs and its sub divisions, BOTP/44: All Polo general Area, BOTP/48 & 48A1 comprising All GRA Extension and Jiddari, LP/NE/30 Extension and BOTP/122 & 122 Extension: Gambole Road.
“Also affected are BOTP/60: Lagos Street South, BOTP/86: Forestry quarters and Lagos street North, NEP/96 & 96A: Off Damboa Road North and BOTP/172 Subdivision, as well as all disposed government quarters in the area.”
The agency boss noted that the revocation warning aligns with the Land Use of 1978 and the State Borno Land Use Regulations 2022, which mandate the documentation of all landed properties within the state.
He urged the affected individuals and corporate organisations to approach the agency to perfect their respective land documents. Bababe said that this could prevent the State government from revoking land titles.
