FCTA Cancels 485 Land Allocations in Bwari, AMAC, Kuje Over Alleged Forgery

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has nullified 485 land allocations across three area councils in Abuja after the documents were found to have failed official verification checks and deemed not genuine.

The decision was approved by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and announced in a public notice issued through the FCTA’s Department of Land Administration and the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS).

According to the notice, the affected applications were submitted for regularisation but did not pass scrutiny for authenticity.

“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 statement read.

The administration said the cancelled applications would be removed from the regularisation database maintained by the Department of Land Administration and AGIS. It also published the names of affected applicants, alongside file numbers, layouts, and the respective area councils, urging concerned individuals to take note.

The FCTA added that the publication was issued without prejudice to further notices or actions that may follow.

Affected Areas

The revoked allocations span multiple districts and satellite communities within the FCT.

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

Within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), the cancelled allocations cover Kurudu-Jikwoyi Relocation, Kurudu Commercial, Karu Village Extension, Nyanya Phase IV Extension, Jikwoyi Residential, Sabon Lugbe, and Lugbe I Extension.

In Kuje Area Council, the Kuchiyako One Layout was listed among the impacted locations.

Legal Framework

Land administration in the FCT is governed by the Land Use Act of 1978, which vests ownership of land in the federal government. Statutory land titles are issued under the authority of the FCT minister and documented through AGIS.

The latest move forms part of ongoing efforts by the FCTA to address fraudulent land titles, double allocations, and irregular documentation originating from area councils. However, officials clarified that this particular action is linked strictly to forgery and lack of genuineness, not to issues such as unpaid ground rent or failure to develop allocated plots.

The full list of affected allocations has been made available to the public.