ADELEKE
V.
AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

(2011) JELR 46193 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/I/30/2004 · 31 May 2011 · Nigeria

CORAM

STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MODUPE FASANMI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

appellants

evidence

plaintiffs

counsel

issues

n.w.l.r part

locus standi

statement of claim

agricultural purposes

land use act

learned trial judge

lower court

brief of argument

notice of acquisition

joint owners

local government

above given reason

acquired land

acts of possession

a.n.l.r. part

champions of the rights

community leaders

compulsory acquisition of the plaintiffs land

considered judgment

determination of the capacity

end of the case

entirety appellants

joseph shagbaor ikyegh

leading judgment

learned counsel

notice of appeal

ors v. prince micheal oyetunji

owners of the land

parcel of land

prima facie case

proven owner

public lands acquisition of oyo state

purpose of the acquisition

representative of their respective families

requisite facts

rules of this court

scnj page

sufficient acts of possession

summary of the case

trial court

view of the evidence

MODUPE FASANMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of an Oyo State High Court of Justice sitting at Ibadan delivered on the 15th of May, 2003. The court dismissed the suit in its entirety.

The Appellants by their claims endorsed on their writ of Summons and their Statement of Claim instituted are seeking the following reliefs:

(a) Declaration that the notice of acquisition under the Public Lands acquisition of Oyo State and the Land Use Act 1978 of the parcel of land between Aregbe to Olorisaoko Village along Ijaiye Road, Moniya and Abedo Isabiyi along Oyo Road, Moniya Akinyele Local Government by the , defendant is irregular, null and void.

(b) An order setting aside the said acquisition under the Public Acquisition Law of Oyo State and the Land Use Act 1978.

Pleadings were filed and duly exchanged by the parties. The summary of the case is that the Plaintiffs who are now Appellants before this court instituted an action against the Defe…

ADELEKE V. AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ADELEKE
V.
AKINYELE LOCAL GOVERNMENT