Wike Nullified 485 Area Council Land Documents In Abuja

Wike nullified 485 Abuja Area Council land documents
FCTA confirmed affected applications failed genuineness verification
Action targets forged titles across multiple FCT districts

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has nullified 485 Area Council land documents in Abuja after official verification processes confirmed that several of the applications were fake.

The decision was contained in a public notice issued by the Federal Capital Territory Administration Departments of Land Administration and the Abuja Geographic Information Systems.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the notice, the minister approved the cancellation of applications that “failed the necessary official checks for genuineness and have been confirmed to be fake.”

The statement added that the affected applications would be removed from the regularisation database maintained by the FCTA Departments of Land Administration and AGIS.

“This is to inform the general public, particularly applicants who submitted Area Council land documents for regularisation, that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory has approved the nullification or cancellation of applications that failed the necessary official checks for genuineness and have been confirmed to be fake,” the notice read.

The publication listed affected applicants by name, file number, layout and area council. It stated that the action was “without prejudice to further notices and/or publications.”

The nullified documents span several districts and satellite towns across the Federal Capital Territory.

In the Bwari Area Council, affected layouts include the Ushafa Village Expansion Scheme, Ushafa Extension and Dawaki Extension 1.

Within the Abuja Municipal Area Council, impacted areas include Kurudu Jikwoyi Relocation, Kurudu Commercial, Karu Village Extension, Nyanya Phase IV Extension, Jikwoyi Residential, Sabon Lugbe and Lugbe I Extension.

Kuchiyako One layout in the Kuje Area Council was also listed among the affected locations.

Land in the FCT is vested in the Federal Government under the Land Use Act 1978. Titles such as Statutory Right of Occupancy and Certificate of Occupancy are issued under the authority of the FCT minister and documented through AGIS.

In recent years, the administration has faced challenges including fake or forged land titles, double allocations, unauthorised Area Council allocations and land speculation schemes involving forged certificates and inaccurate survey plans.

Earlier in 2025, the FCTA intensified efforts to regularise Area Council land documents and issued a 60 day deadline for submission and compliance, warning that failure to meet statutory requirements could lead to revocation.

Wike Nullified 485 Area Council Land Documents In Abuja

The latest action, however, is linked specifically to confirmed cases of forgery and lack of genuineness rather than non payment of statutory fees or failure to develop allocated land.