The Oyo State Government will on Monday commence the verification of property owners affected by the second segment of the Ibadan Circular Road project ahead of compensation payments to eligible claimants.
The exercise will cover properties along the corridor stretching from Badeku Village on the Ife-Ibadan axis to the Moniya-Iseyin Road end.
The committee overseeing the verification and compensation process announced on Friday that the exercise would begin at 8:30 a.m. with a briefing at the Office of the Executive Assistant on Security to Governor Seyi Makinde, Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
Affected property owners have been directed to attend with the original copies and five photocopies of all relevant documents to establish ownership and facilitate their claims.
The required documents include local government identification letters or residence permits for non-Nigerians, property survey plans, building plans, photographs of affected properties, land purchase agreements and sworn affidavits obtained from a court or the Ministry of Justice.
Other requirements include letters of Power of Attorney issued through the Ministry of Justice for proxy claims, five recent passport photographs of claimants, National Identification Numbers (NIN) and identification documents and passport photographs of guarantors or sureties.
Claimants are also expected to provide their bank details, including bank names, account numbers and phone numbers linked to their accounts for transaction alerts, as well as letters of introduction from their respective Landlords’ Associations.
The committee, headed by the Executive Assistant on Security to the Governor, CP Sunday Odukoya (retd.), disclosed that affected property owners could verify their names at the Ministry of Lands, the Office of the New Towns and Cities Development Agency on Subuola Road, Agodi GRA, and the Governor’s Office.
It, however, warned property owners against falling victim to fraudsters posing as government officials and offering to facilitate documentation or compensation claims in exchange for money.
According to the committee, neither the Oyo State Government nor the verification team has authorised any individual or representative to collect money or provide paid assistance to affected property owners.
It urged residents to disregard anyone demanding payment or promising to facilitate their claims, stressing that the verification exercise is entirely free.
The committee added that claimants only needed to present the required documents alongside five photocopies of each to participate in the exercise.
