Almost every day, it seems I am sorting out one Omonile Land purchase problem gone badly. From investigating the true Owner(s) of the alleged land down to verifying the authenticity of the documents presented by the seller, taking matters into your own hands  can sometimes result in disasters financially or you the seller getting duped because you are too ignorant on how to spot Red Flags that should make you abandon that transaction.   To this end I have listed my 5 tips on 5 Costly Land Purchase Mistakes You are making that would lead to you getting Defrauded.  …

Recently Omonile Lawyer was contracted by a Client to carry out a Land Verification Search at Ogidan within the Sangotedo environs of Ibeju Lekki. The Client was very suspicious of the sugar coated incentives that was emanating from the mouth of the Agent.   The Agent stated that the Land was very close to the Lagos Business school Lekki and the purported Seller was a Lecturer in the School and had his intergrity to protect. He said because of the status of the Seller and choice location of the Land, the Seller was only willing to sell the land for…

As much as i point my fingers and lay the blame solely on Omoniles and Land swindlers as rotten apples that should be done away with so that land scams in Lagos will be a thing of the past, some Land purchasers are just as bad as these Omoniles when they make self inflicted terrible mistakes leading up to the purchase of a very deficient land.   Today i got a phone call from a guy  who had just been scammed and who decided to take the “self service and I- too- know Route” in purchasing a land and begged…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that  4 plots of land located at IKORODU LOCAL GOVERNMENT being portion of EWU-ELEPE VILLAGE EXCISION   NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:      Alhaja Omobola Bankole Yemi Bankole Mrs Bisi Kuyoro (CLAIMANTS)   V   Eng. S.O  Oluseye Oluwa-Lambe Idowu (DEFENDANTS)     DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           21st of August 2013     COURT CASE WAS FILED:                       IKORODU HIGH COURT JUDICIAL DIVISION       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FACTS OF THE CASE FILED:    The Statement of claim allegedly filed by the claimants state that…

One of the reasons we see so many cases in court with respect to Land Disputes can be traced to this very Powerful but dangerous Document called a Power of Attorney or P.O.A.  A Power of Attorney is a written document given by Party A to Party B to carry out certain functions on behalf of that Party A within a specified period. Such functions and powers granted to Party B may include the power to sell, manage, buy, transfer, engage, refuse and administer the Property or Land of Party A till the expiration of the Power of Attorney. Unknown…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that piece and parcel of land at  46A AND 46B YETUNDE BROWN STREET IFAKO GBAGADA LAGOS MEASURING 1433.345 SQUARE METERS      NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:                                    Alhaji Adigun Kareem  (CLAIMANT )      V    Unknown Persons  (DEFENDANTS)       DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           14TH of May 2013   COURT THE CASE WAS FILED:                       IKEJA HIGH COURT JUDICIAL DIVISION       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FACTS OF THE CASE FILED:   The Statement of claim alleges that the Claimant bought the above…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that Acres of Land at CANAA WALK MENDE VILLAGE ONIGBONGBO IKEJA IKEJA LAGOS.     NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:       Oba Nle Aro Trading Co Limited Pastor (Dr.) Ademola Wemimo Odunaiya ( Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Pastor Idris Adelaja Odunaiya ( Deceased) Elder Wale Odunaiya ( For himself and on behalf of the Executors of the last Will of Solomon Adefolabi Odunaiya  ( Deceased) (CLAIMANTS)   V   Ernest Ndukwe Persons Unknown (DEFENDANTS)     DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           23rd of April…

DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND AREA IN DISPUTE:   All that piece and parcel of land at OGUNDAIRO BASHORUN AND SUNMONU AKANO LANDS AT AMUWO ODOFIN in Amuwo Odofin   Local Government.      NAME(S) OF THE PARTIES TO THE SUIT:       Theophilus Ikechukwu Belonwu Mr. Steve Ilodibe             Mrs.Sylvia Ilodibe (CLAIMANTS)   V   Tony Cynthia Estates Ltd Mr. Lewis Anokwu (DEFENDANTS)     DATE THE SUIT WAS FILED:                           20TH of March 2013   COURT THE CASE WAS FILED:                       IKEJA HIGH COURT JUDICIAL DIVISION       BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FACTS OF THE CASE…