Man Cries Out as Stranger Threatens to Take Him to Court after Erecting Structure Behind His House
- A Nigerian man has taken to social media to express his annoyance after a stranger constructed a building behind his fence
- In a now-viral video posted on TikTok, he lamented the alleged rising incidence of land grabbing in Benin, Edo State
- The footage showed an uncompleted building that a stranger had begun erecting just behind his fence, under a power line
A property owner in Benin, Edo State, has expressed outrage over a recent incident of alleged land grabbing.
In a post shared via his official account, he admitted that the unexpected incident left him feeling frustrated and pained.
Source: TikTok
Man laments over land grabbing in Benin
The man, who owns a factory on Sapele Road, discovered that a stranger had begun constructing a building directly behind his fence, under a power line.
Identified as @Mcbrightboe on TikTok, he shared a video of the uncompleted structure, showing the alleged encroachment on his property.
According to him, the stranger had initially begun building on the fence without any objections from him, in the hope that the issue would be resolved amicably.
However, the situation escalated when the stranger extended the structure with blocks and threatened to take him to court.
The property owner is now appealing to the relevant authorities to intervene and address the matter, emphasising concerns over safety and property rights.
He showed the structure, which appeared to be situated in a precarious location, directly under a power line.
Source: TikTok
The property owner expressed anger at the alleged oppression and disregard for the law, lamenting the rising incidence of land grabbing in the area.
In his words:
"Benin and land grabbing na 5 and 6. The oppression in this Benin is something else o. Back of somebody's fence. Somebody came to the back of my factory and put a structure here. If you look at this structure very well, it's on the fence. We didn't say anything, we left it like that because we're peaceful people. Now he has extended it with blocks and he's saying he will take me to court. And this is under power line. They're putting a structure under power line behind my fence. Please the necessary authority should come and look at this. It's on Sapele road."
Reactions as man cries out over land grabbing
Nigerians stormed the comments section to react to the post.
@Doverun said:
"You are the one that didn't say anything continue to being peaceful people, enjoy."
@raymondever said:
"Get a court injunction to stop further work then write to the State Government and local government."
@Blessing ime commented:
"If it was me i will create drainage way through the fence like 4place on the fence so the cant build anything along the fence."
@Mano said:
"After the fence the balance land belongs to the Government nr your. The land doesn’t belong to the both of you guys."
@Zannahairart said:
"Ministry of land and survey failed us! sir you are too close both of you would move 200ft 69mq to the power line both of you can risk you lives under power line due to deceit of community tout."
@worldkpakam1 said:
"Government go remove Una two structures, d owner of the new structure nor get sense out, na 100 meters dem dey give power line."
@Bamoke added:
"You can't lay claim to the adjoining fence. since you have fenced your space, what is happening on the other side shouldn't be your interest except where it constitutes nuisance."
See the post below:
Man cries out over land
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian man shared his pain on social media after finding out that some people were fighting over his piece of land.
According to the young man, he bought the land for N15 million only to discover that it was being dragged for N37 million.
Source: Legit.ng
