The Effects Of Slum On Rental Property Values

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY According to historical accounts (Leadership Newspaper), Asata, Coal camp, New market, Ogui urban including Obiagu areas of the city belongs to Ogui Nike people. But during the colonial era, the white men started developing parts of the land owned by the Ogui Nike people. That explains why Obiagu is presently inhabited by people from almost the five south east states namely; Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Imo and even the present day Enugu state. Also a portion of Obiagu was then inhabited by the Hausa community, who came to the city as eithe…