The Akwa Ibom State government has raised the alarm that fraudulent land speculators were on the prowl around government designated areas, disguising as land owners to dupe unsuspecting members of the public, LEADERSHIP newspaper reports.
Commissioner for Lands in the state, Capt. Iniobong Ekong (Retd) in a chat with Journalists in Uyo, explained that the scammers perpetrate their illegal businesses around the government earmarked housing development sites in Uyo, Ibesikpo Asutan and other locations across the state.
Ekong therefore warned the public to beware of the activities of the scammers.
LEADERSHIP gathered the issue became so appalling when the speculators started accusing government of stealing and converting their purported land without compensation.
The Commissioner, who described the allegation of land grabbing levelled against Governor Umo Eno as laughable, expressed dismay that the perpetrators he described as the real thieves have gone “to the extent that the owner of the property is now labeled as a thief.”
He said it has become necessary to set the record straight which informed the parley with journalists to educate the people on the issue of land, landed property and procedures, especially as it affects Uyo Capital City.
