The municipality said the alleged land grabbers targeted plots owned by the government in 19 townships and districts. ?These land thieves exploit the names of legal personalities and use official holidays to encroach upon public land and sell it illegally,? Mohammed Al-Baqami, spokesman for Jeddah Municipality, told Okaz/Saudi Gazette. Al-Baqami said the branch municipalities in Briman and Um Al-Sulm have ******* encroachments on government plots in Ajwad and Kilo 14 neighborhoods covering a total area of 33,000 square meters.