Challenges of Building Construction and Property Ownership in Oreyo Igbobo Ikorodu Lagos: The Power of Omo-Onile (Land Owners/ Grabbers)

Abstract

Developers and investors in residential real estate are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with the omo-oniles' (Land Grabbers') activities, which are driving up construction costs and dimming prospects for individual home ownership in Oreyo, Igbobo. In light of this, a study is being conducted to assess the effects of increased omo-onile activity on building construction in the research area. 50 respondents were chosen at random for the study's sample. The study's designed questionnaire was intended to gather data on the socio-demographic traits of the respondents, the accessibility of residential plots and the security of ownership, the causes of land loss to land grabbers (omo-oniles), a general assessment of the activities of land grabbers, as well as other difficulties faced by property owners. According to the study's findings, 32% of respondents are single, 60% of respondents are married, and 68% of respondents are men. It demonstrates the predominance of men in land ownership in Africa. Similar findings were observed in earlier investigations by Jimoh (2018) and Alalade et al. (2016). The study also demonstrates that the omo-activities onile's in the study region vary from the imposition of illegitimate taxes on real estate developers, the seizure of land, the destruction of property, and the suspension of activity at the construction site, to violent conflict attacks. The most significant causative factors for omo-onile activities were economic and illiteracy, with weighted mean values of 4.87 and 4.67, respectively. Thus, the study urges the need for strict measures to put a stop to land grabbers' insane activities and their newly discovered misbehavior that is detrimental to building construction, real estate growth, and investment.