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AFOLABI
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GOV OF OYO STATE & ORS

(2016) JELR 40954 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Dec 2016 Nigeria
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- This case is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court of Justice in Oyo State, Nigeria. - The appellant was granted a statutory right of occupancy over a piece of land, but later discovered an encroachment and trespass on the proper

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Suit Number:CA/I/499/2014
Judges:MONICA BOLNA'AN DONGBAN-MENSEM JCA CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA JCA NONYEREM OKORONKWO JCA
Counsel:Kayode Olatunji For the Appellant; Adewumi S. Oyeniran (Miss) Principal State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Oyo State for the 1st - 4th Respondents; Chief T.A. Obisesan with him, Subair Saheed for the 5th Respondent.

MONICA BOLNA'AN DONGBAN-MENSEM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Judgment of the High Court of Justice, Oyo State sitting in Ibadan Coram Hon. Justice M. L. Abimbola delivered on the 3rd April, 2014. The said Judgment is at pgs. 407-417 of the record.

The facts of the case as presented by the Appellant is as follows:

The Appellant was granted a Statutory Right of Occupancy by the Governor of Oyo State, the 1st Respondent on 19th November 1998 over all the land, developments and appurtenances including a developed three bedroom boys quarters and garage situate and lying within Quarter 823 Agodi GRA Ibadan along Chief Osadebey Street off Iwo Road Ibadan in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State consisting of 1455.336 square meters (0.1455 hectares) after payment of all assessed charges to the Oyo State Government. The Certificate of Occupancy was duly registered at the Lands Registry Ministry of Lands Ibadan on 15. 4.1999 as No. 53 at page 53 i…

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