AJALA & ANOR
V.
GINIKANWA & ORS

(2018) JELR 39145 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/OW/07/2012 · 25 May 2018 · Nigeria

CORAM

MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

parties

trial court

counsel

case

appeal

counter-claim

said institutions

appellants case

issues

post office

cross appellants

none of the parties

railway station

efik quarters

records of appeal

academic question

respondents counsel

appellant

model school

saint cyprian anglican church

trite law

claims of the plaintiffs

forfeiture order of the court

issue of customary tenancy of the claimants

learned trial judge

main suit

ownership status

plaintiffs land

portion of land

remarkable feature of this case

respect of the said land

review of the evidence

senior counsel

actual persons

address of counsel

appellants notice of appeal

counsel o.a. obianwu esq

cross examination of pw2

determination hold

invasion of the plaintiffs land

judgment appellants

judgment of abia state high court

leading judgment

notice of cross-appeal

order of perpetual injunction

suit no. hs

ITA GEORGE MBABA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Appellant filed this appeal against the judgment of Abia State High Court in Suit No. HS/01/05, delivered on 17/10/2011 by Hon. Justice Obisike Oji, wherein the learned trial Judge struck out the claims of the Plaintiffs (now Appellants) and also struck out the Counter-claim by the Defendants (now Respondents and Cross Appellants).

The claims of the Plaintiffs at the trial Court was for:

(a) A declaration that the portion of land where the Post Office, Mission Hill (Methodist Church Nigeria Diocese of Isuikwuato Headquarters), Girls Secondary (Model School), Saint Cyprian Anglican Church, Efik Quarters, Ibibio Quarters, Trinity Methodist Church, Yoruba Quarters and the Area where the Railway Station is located, moving further into the area where Amaba Daily Market is situate, belongs to the Amaba people of Isiala Isuamawu, Isiukwuato.

(b) A declaration that the invasion of the Plaintiffs land and vandalization of the Plaintiffs …

AJALA & ANOR V. GINIKANWA & ORS

AJALA & ANOR
V.
GINIKANWA & ORS