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ADERONPE
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ELERAN & ORS

(2018) JELR 38309 (SC)

Supreme Court 14 Dec 2018 Nigeria
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- The appellant, a retired director in the Federal Civil Service, applied for a commercial plot of land in Kwara State. - The appellant was allocated plot 9 TPS/MISC.168 along Ajase-Ipo Road, Ilorin, and paid all necessary fees. - The 1st r

Case Details

Suit Number:SC.182/2009
Judges:OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC EJEMBI EKO JSC PAUL ADAMU GALUMJE JSC SIDI DAUDA BAGE JSC
Counsel:T.A.B. Oladipo, Esq. with him, D. D. Enikanolaiye, Esq. For the Appellant; Akin Akintoye II, Esq. with him, Gbenga Oyewole, Esq. for the 1st Respondent; Oludare Akanbi, Esq. for the 2nd & 3rd Respondent.
Other Citations:(2019) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1661) 141, (2018) JELR 74727 (SC)

EJEMBI EKO, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellant, the Claimant at the trial High Court of Kwara State (Comm: J.E. Gbadeyan, J), spelt out in paragraph 23 of the Statement of Claim the following claims:

23. WHEREOF the Claimant claims against the Defendants jointly and severally as are as follows -

1. A Declaration that with the offer, and acceptance coupled with the payment of consideration in full he acquires title to and a vested right in (the) commercial plot 9 TPS/MISC.168 along Ajase-Ipo Road, Ilorin.

2. A Declaration that the 1st Defendant's act of going unto (the) commercial plot 9 TPS/MISC.168 Ajase-Ipo Road, Ilorin in a manner adverse to the Claimants title and vested Right is illegal and in trespass.

3. General damages of N5m for the trespass committed by the 1st Defendant on the Claimant's land aided by the 2nd and 3rd Defendants.

4. A Declaration is entitled to (the) Statutory Right of Occupancy over plot 9, TPS/MISC.168 along Ajase-Ipo Road, Ilorin.

5. Perpet…

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