The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the nullification and delisting of about 485 R of O applications after the Department of Land Administration and the Abuja Geographic Information Systems reviewed the authenticity of the allocation papers submitted by applicants.
In a newspaper publication of Monday, 24, 2026, seen by Daily Intel Newspaper, the minister stated in a notice to the general public that the affected applications failed authenticity test, noting that their allocation papers were found to be fake.
“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 notice explained that the action reflects the minister’s resolve to sanitise the land administration system in Abuja.
The cancelled documents cut across several Area Councils and layouts.
In Bwari Area Council, affected layouts include Ushafa Village Expansion Scheme, Ushafa Extension and Dawaki Extension 1.
In the Abuja Municipal Area Council, the impacted areas include Kurudu-Jikwoyi Relocation, Kurudu Commercial, Karu Village Extension, Nyanya Phase IV Extension, Jikwoyi Residential, Sabon Lugbe and Lugbe I Extension.
In Kuje Area Council, Kuchiyako One layout was listed among those affected.
Under Nigerian law, all land in the Federal Capital Territory belongs to the Federal Government.
Titles such as Certificates of Occupancy must be issued through the office of the FCT Minister and processed by AGIS.
Officials said the territory has battled widespread problems linked to forged land papers, double allocations and unapproved Area Council grants.
Some cases involved fake signatures, manipulated survey plans and syndicates operating around land sales.
