June 22, 2023

The Lagos State Government has advised members of the public interested in purchasing homes from the State Government to steer clear of dubious individuals who parade themselves as property agents engaged by the State Government.

This counsel was given by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, Mr. Kamar Olowoshago during a briefing held today in Alausa, Ikeja.

Olowoshago said, “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to unscrupulous activities of some organisations who parade themselves as agents engaged by the State Government to sell/lease/rent housing units in Lagos State Government-owned Housing Estates thereby defrauding unsuspecting individuals”.

The Permanent Secretary further said some of these false agents deploy fliers and social media adverts with claims of being in partnership with the State Ministry of Housing and the intention of luring unsuspecting individuals into purchasing nonexistent properties.

He, therefore, appealed to the general public to be cautious, stressing that the Lagos State Government has not appointed or empowered any individual or organisation to sell, lease or rent out housing units on its behalf.

Olowoshago advised Lagosians who want to outrightly purchase housing units to visit the Estate Department of the Ministry of Housing located at Block 3, Secretariat, Alausa while directing those interested in allocation, Mortgage or Rent-to-Own Scheme to visit the Lagos State Mortgage Board at NECA House, Plot A2 Hakeem Balogun Way, Alausa CBD, Ikeja.

Olowoshago also stated that any individual seeking to purchase homes from existing allottees should verify or authenticate the ownership of the homes and obtain the Certify True Copy of the original letter of allocation at the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Block 3, Second floor, Secretariat, Alausa.

He emphasised that the Lagos State Government will in no way be liable for any loss incurred through the patronage of such fraudsters or impostors. He, however, warned that any individual or organisation caught impersonating the State Government would be prosecuted.