Edo GIS Denies Viral Claim Of 17-Year-Old Buying 14,000 Hectares Of Land

The Edo Geographic Information Service (Edo GIS) has refuted reports claiming that a 17-year-old boy purchased 14,000 hectares of land in the state.

The story, which circulated widely on social media, also suggested that Governor Monday Okpebholo had suspended the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy following the alleged purchase.

In a statement on Monday, Edo GIS’s Director of Press, Tunde Egbiremonlen, described the claims as “false and mischievous.”

Egbiremonlen clarified that no such transaction exists in the agency’s records and emphasized that, as a minor, a 17-year-old cannot legally acquire land under Edo law.

He added, “The Edo GIS system will automatically reject such applications due to age restrictions.”