Types Of Legal Ownership Of Land In Nigeria~ What you need to know
Based on practical years of experience with a lot of clients and investors, and recognizing the fact that most people are not aware of the legal tones with ownership of Land in Nigeria. I dim it fit to enlighten people on this matter. I will therefore highlight these five types of legal ownership for the purpose of informing Nigerians and non Nigerians on this position of the law because I believe that information is power. The Supreme Court in the case of ELEGUSHI V OSENI (2005) 14 NWLR (PT 945) AT 348 aptly stated the five types of legal land ownership in Nigeria and they are as follows: 1, By traditional evidence. 2. By acts of Ownership extending over a sufficient length of time which acts are numerous and positive enough to warrant the inference that they are owners 3. By acts of long possession and enjoyment of the land in dispute 4. By the production of the documents of title which must be authenticated 5 By proof of possession of c...