much intact and that no double allocation of it has been made. One Mrs. Rose Ogbebor testified that she was the person building the structure which has encroached illegally on a portion of Mrs. Adeniran‟s land. She has neither an allocation nor an approved building plan from the government. The Commission found that she has no valid title to the land having bought from persons who had no right to sell the land
RECOMMENDATION: As Mrs. Adeniran is a valid allottee of government whose title still subsists but who has been unable to take effective possession of land sold to her by government due to unlawful encroachment, the Commission hereby recommends that the Bureau of Lands in conjunction with the Bureau of Urban and Regional Planning and or any other relevant agency should take appropriate action to remove the offending encroachment on the land and give Mrs. Adeniran full and effective possession of her land. GOVERNMENT’S VIEWS Government accepts this recommendation
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NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION OBSERVATIONS/FINDINGS The Commission found that the title of the NPC in the disputed land was first in time and has never been revoked. The Commission also found that the said area in question is earmarked for Government Agencies and Corporate Institutions. Agencies/bodies which also have land allocated to them in the layout include Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, Nigeria Labour Congress, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Young Men‟s Christian Association, etc. The Commission found that the allocation of the plot to Dr. Oni by the Lands Bureau was wrongful. RECOMMENDATION: The Commission recommends that the title granted to Dr. Oni on the subject plot be immediately cancelled and he should be reallocated 22