Trustcrow: Transact with Confidence.
Buying property in Nigeria shouldn't feel like playing the lottery—and with Trustcrow, it doesn't..
We built Trustcrow for one reason: to protect you from real estate fraud, scams, and hidden risks. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer, an
investor, or a Nigerian in the diaspora looking to buy property back home, Trustcrow gives you the power to buy with clarity, confidence, and control.
We combine technology, legal expertise, and local insight to help you:
Real estate fraud in Nigeria is rampant. People have lost life savings to fake owners, double-sold properties, and unverifiable documents. Agents lie. Papers get forged. Properties get demolished. And the legal system moves slowly—if it even catches fraud at all.
With our verification tools, legal safeguards, and pre-vetted property marketplace, we make it nearly impossible for you to be cheated. You don't need to know the governor’s cousin. You don’t need to “trust your agent.” You just need to use Trustcrow.
To provide buyers with tools to safely and confidently conduct property transactions.
In the short term, we help buyers purchase property safely. In the long term, we aim to become the operating system for secure real
estate transactions—combining a marketplace of verified properties with the infrastructure to complete every transaction securely.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Joseph Orji is the Founder and CEO of Trustcrow. With over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, project finance, and investment advisory across Africa and the U.S., he leads Trustcrow’s mission to make property transactions secure and fraud-free.
Joseph previously served on the board of Brookstone Property, where he contributed to the execution of over $400M in mixed-use developments. He held leadership roles at Landmark Africa, Lipman Frizzell & Mitchell, and Marcus & Millichap, and has raised capital and managed multi-billion dollars real estate portfolios.
He holds an MBA from Georgetown University, a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University, and is an alum of Deerfield Academy.
Femi Olubanwo is one of Nigeria’s foremost intellectual property and corporate finance experts. A founding partner of Banwo & Ighodalo, he leads their Intellectual Property and Technology practice and serves as legal counsel to top financial institutions and multinationals. Femi brings to Trustcrow decades of experience in M&A, banking, project finance, and IP law. He serves on numerous corporate boards and advises the Nigerian government on intellectual property reforms. He holds a law degree (LL.B) and is a respected voice in policy, regulation, and compliance.
Mohammed Garuba is a co-founder of CardinalStone Partners, where he oversees Asset Management and Real Estate strategy. He is a financial markets expert with deep experience in capital markets, investment banking, and regulatory reform. A former member of the ISA Review Committee, Mohammed holds an MBA from London Business School, a B.Sc. in Insurance from the University of Lagos, and executive education from Yale and Harvard. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and an advocate for Pan-African capital market development.
Trustcrow isn’t just a property platform. Every tool we build—from escrow security to our property verification
tools; title search reports and home inspection reports —is designed to protect your investment.
If you're not using Trustcrow, you're taking a risk. But with us? You buy with full visibility, verified facts, and legal protection—whether you're in Lagos or London.
