Individuals and communities in Delta State have again been warned to stop trespassing on government-acquired lands or face legal consequences.
According to the state commissioner for Lands, Surveys, and Urban Development, Chief Goodnews Emamusi Obiodeh, communities that are hosts to government acquisitions should always verify properly with the various field offices of the ministry before the development or sale of land in order to avoid being prosecuted for criminal trespass.
The commissioner who gave the warning in Asaba during a meeting with representatives of the Atakiako (Egbedemi) family of Oleh in the Isoko south local government area on Tuesday reminded that ignorance of the law is not an excuse for breaking the law.
According to him, the warning was in consonance with the government’s resolve to recover all its lands that have been encroached.
Obiodeh emphasised that the 1999 constitution of Nigeria vested ownership of all lands, which were acquired by the Governor for…