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Land warriors for hire: the changing nature of land conflicts in Lagos, Nigeria
This study interrogates the changing nature of land conflicts in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria. Empirical data for the study was generated using qualitative methods. The study indicates that in urban areas of the city, land touts operate as Omo-Onile, meaning a group that claims the ancestral right to land. In the rural edges of Lagos, land touts operate as Ajagungbale, implying a group of land warriors for hire. The paper identifies three factors for the distinction between land conflict actors in rural and urban Lagos. These are the existence of a large expanse of land in rural areas, the nature of local authority in these areas, and the existence of ungoverned spaces in the rural areas. However, a new Property Protection Law by the Lagos state government was recently enacted to reduce the activities of these land touts and improve land governance in Lagos.
Land warriors for hire: the changing nature of land conflicts in Lagos, Nigeria
This study interrogates the changing nature of land conflicts in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria. Empirical data for the study was generated using qualitative methods. The study indicates that in urban areas of the city, land touts operate as Omo-Onile, meaning a group that claims the ancestral right to land. In the rural edges of Lagos, land touts operate as Ajagungbale, implying a group of land warriors for hire. The paper identifies three factors for the distinction between land conflict actors in rural and urban Lagos. These are the existence of a large expanse of land in rural areas, the nature of local authority in these areas, and the existence of ungoverned spaces in the rural areas. However, a new Property Protection Law by the Lagos state government was recently enacted to reduce the activities of these land touts and improve land governance in Lagos.
Land warriors for hire: the changing nature of land conflicts in Lagos, Nigeria
Owoeye, Taiwo (author)
African Identities ; 23 ; 194-212
2025-01-02
19 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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