Land Use Abuse in South East, Nigeria

Abstract

In this part of the country, South East of Nigeria, use of land has been abused to a very high percentage. Many communities are in crises today because of the abuse of use of land. Land was created before man, and man dies off while land remains. Brother kills brother because of land. Is this not an abuse? One kindred rages war against their next blood kindred because of land, and may eventually kill all (wipe off) such God created children. The objective of this article is to identify some of the abuses of land use, and possibly proffer solutions to the problems identified. The contents of the article include the effects of abuse of land use, causes of the abuse and suggested ways of avoiding the abuse. The article suggests that there should be no multiple sales of land, and that government should not base compensation on the crops and economic trees, but should pay compensation based on the value of land at the time and the location of the land, considering the population of the community that their land has been taken over. Conflicts between land grabbers, herdsmen and farmers should be completely discouraged by government of the federation and each existing states by enacting laws that can prohibit unnecessary clashes over control of land use.

Keywords: Abuse of land use, transfer of land, Quackery, ownership, Boundaries.

DOI: 10.7176/JEES/14-3-04

Publication date: April 30^th 2024