Kaduna Geographic Information Service has resolved over 5,000 land disputes and reinstated more than 150 titles that were unjustly revoked in the last three and a half years.

The director-general of KADGIS, Dr Bashir Garba Ibrahim, who disclosed this at a town hall meeting, said Governor Uba Sani directed the agency to resolve all cases inherited from past administrations.

KADGIS director-general also said the agency introduced reforms to ease land administration in Kaduna State under the present administration.

The DG listed ‘land agents’ registration and accreditation as one of the key reforms, including providing National Identification Number(NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) for land title processing.’

He disclosed that communities that were ‘’displaced at Alhudahuda, Zaria, following the demolition of 92 houses in 2015, have been given alternative plots’.’

‘’The dispute between Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) Zaria and Graceland community, where over 200 properties were demolished in 2021 over alleged land encroachment, has also been resolved,’’ he added.

The director-general also disclosed that ‘’new land titles and alternative plots have been given to former residents of Malali low-cost Kaduna, whose houses numbering 80 were demolished in 2021”.

He further disclosed that CANES Properties’ land titles have been restored, adding that SCOA has been given alternative plots at Kudenden, just as the dispute between Olam and the host community has been resolved.

According to him, the town hall meeting, attended by professional bodies, traditional leaders, land agents, government agencies, and other stakeholders, was convened to strengthen “transparency, efficiency and citizen-centred land administration” in Kaduna.