Before you buy land in Abuja, verify these things first
Most land disputes are not caused by bad luck. They are caused by a document nobody checked before money changed hands.
The single most expensive mistake in Nigerian property is paying before verifying. It is also the easiest one to avoid, because almost every dispute traces back to a document that was available to check and simply was not checked.
Verify the title, not the story
A seller's account of how they came to own the land is not evidence. The document is. Ask what title the land is held under, then confirm that title independently at the relevant land registry rather than accepting a photocopy.
If a seller resists an independent check, that resistance is your answer.
Confirm the land is not under acquisition
Land can be perfectly documented and still be subject to government acquisition or committed to a planned use. This is a separate check from ownership, and skipping it is how buyers end up holding paper for land they will never build on.
Walk the actual plot
Confirm that the plot on the document is the plot on the ground. Beacons, boundaries and neighbours should all agree with the survey plan. Where they do not, stop.
Get the transaction documented properly
A receipt is not a transfer. Make sure the agreement, the transfer, and the consent required to perfect it are all in place — not promised for later.
Why we do this before anything else
Every plot we sell or help a client acquire goes through ownership and documentation verification first. It slows the beginning of a transaction and it prevents the end of one going wrong.
If you want a plot checked before you commit, talk to us — that is the part of the job that matters.
