EdoGIS Urges Property Buyers To Conduct Search To Avoid Being Defrauded
By Simeon OSAJIE
To eradicate incidences of land grabbing and fraudulent real estate transactions, Edo State Geographic Information Service, (EDOGIS) urges intending property buyers to conduct search with the Agency before paying for property.
“One of the mandates of EdoGIS is to conduct different categories of search for property buyers at even very short notice,” says Director of Land.
1. Cadastral Search:
Cadastral Search is conducted when an applicant wishes to ascertain whether a parcel of land being purchased or applied for is encumbered or already registered.
Such encumbrances maybe whether it is on government land, forest reserves, rights of way (e.g., pipelines, power lines, roads, moats, rivers, etc.), registered parcels, pending applications or has court cases.
2. Legal Searches; – For applicants seeking to know status of properties that have registration reference at our registry
3. Omnibus Search:
Vague search with just a name or street name to find out if the subject property has a registration at our Lands Registry
4. Certified True Copy:
This is conducted for applicants with missing documents for a property registered with us , for information and litigation purposes.
5. Registration of Documents:
Our services also include registration of documents such as *Power of Attorney*, *Filing of court judgements* and *Mortgages* lodged in our land Registry
6. Caveat placement/ Removal:
We also register caveat placement and/or removal.
“When you search a property with Edo GIS, you are likely to avoid been defrauded because many land grabbers are in the habits of selling government lands or already registered lands to unsuspecting members of the public.”
“When you buy government land, you cannot own it nor register it as government must always reclaim its property back. Ignorance is not an excuse,” says the Director of Land.
Contact EDOGIS at
Plot 102, Sapele Road,
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
07066935910 ; 08076478335
edogis@edostate.gov.ng
www.edogis.edostate.gov.ng
