Thinking of Buying Army Barracks Land? Due to Accomodation Shortage, Some Army Offcers Say It's Illegal

Beware of buying Army Barracks Lands in Kubwa as due to accomodation shortage some army offcers say it must be illegal to sell lands meant for army welfare to the general public.


According to Daily Trust newspaper:

"It is common knowledge that the majority of officers of Brigadier Generals and their juniors, and almost all soldiers working in Abuja share accommodation,” an army officer said. 

According to another soldier, “In Niger Barracks, up to three brigadier generals share a 5-bedroom duplex, while in other barracks like Mogadishu Cantonment, two soldiers share a 2-bedroom flat with one sitting room, a kitchen and a toilet with members of their families. 

“It is unfortunate that the Army land earmarked to ease this problem is now offered for sale to both soldiers and the public,” the soldier said. 

Another issue the military personnel raised is the cost of the houses, which ranges between N11 and N125 million each. 

“Where is an officer going to get this amount of money to buy the house? Unless if you are encouraging corruption or the officers behind the project will use their proxies to buy,” another officer said. 

The Nigerian Army Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu said however that he has "never heard or seen where Army is selling off barracks land in the whole Nigeria:. This casts further doubt on any purchase of army barracks land in Nigeria.