The Kano State Government, Monday announced that it has revoked certificates of occupation of 85 plots of land allocated to individuals in Kano metropolis.
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The Commissioner for Lands and Physical Planning, Alhaji Mohammed Yahaya, said this when he briefed newsmen in Kano.
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Yahaya said the state government took the action following the refusal of owners of the plots to develop them after the expiration of government's deadline.
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He said the state government also revoked the certificates because the plots became hideouts for criminals in the metropolis.
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The commissioner said that owners of the plots were given three-month notice four times to develop the plots but refused to do so.
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"The government gave the affected persons three-month notice four times to develop them, hence, the decision to revoke the ownership," he said.