LAGOS STATE SIGNS A NEW LAW AGAINST LAND GRABBING

A very welcomed development and seemingly a way forward and an end to land grabbing and forceful claiming as Governor Ambode signs...reads:

I have just given assent to two very important bills;
THE LAGOS STATE NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFETY CORPS LAW and THE LAGOS STATE PROPERTIES PROTECTION LAW These two bills are very central to our administration’s focus of safe guarding the lives of all residents, attracting and growing investments and improving the ease of doing business in our State. In addition to equipping our security agencies, we have now created a legal framework to put some form of communal protection in place to boost and support the great job the Nigeria Police is presently doing. 

The Neighbourhood Safety Corps will assist the police and other security agencies within the State to maintain Law and Order across our communities. It will also be charged with the responsibility of registering all private home security and any other person employed for private home security amongst other things. One of the issues that discourages investors and hinders the ease of doing business in Lagos is the issue of Land Grabbing. A lot of our would-be property owners encounter untold harassment from exploitative land grabbers. This Law marks the end of the road for such land grabbers.

 The Lagos State Properties Protection Law will give legal backing to the operations of our law enforcement officers. The main objective of this Law, is to ensure that our investors, businessmen and the general populace carry on their legitimate land/property transactions without any hinderance or intimidation henceforth. 

 The Properties Law will eliminate the activities of persons or corporate entities who use force and intimidation to dispossess or prevent any person or entity from acquiring legitimate interest and possession of property, ensure that the Special Task Force on Land-Grabbers work with all Security agencies to ensure enforcement of State Government and Private property rights in the State, and ensure proper coordination of the efforts of the various agencies of Government charged with enforcing the State Government’s rights over land in Lagos.