Nigeria, Feb. 23 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has nullified 485 Area Council land documents in Abuja, citing failure to pass official verification processes and confirmation that several of the applications were fake.

The decision was conveyed through a public notice issued by the Federal Capital Territory Administration's Departments of Land Administration and the Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS), which warned affected applicants and the general public to take note of the development.

According to the notice, the minister approved the cancellation of applications that "failed the necessary official checks for genuineness and have been confirmed to be fake."

It further stated that the nu...