ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appellant as plaintiff complained before Area Court Grade 1C sitting in Sokoto town as follows:
"I Magaji Ila Alkamawa, I am suing Hassan Bello Magajin Rafi Sokoto because I am holding his father's house Magajin Rafi Bello who loaned it tome. The house has been in my hand for more thaneight years and I am a neighbour to the house from the east west and south, Magajin Rafi is now dead. The defendant Hassan came to me and told me that they wanted to sell the house. I then told him that I want to buy the house. Already the house has been put to market as I said that after obtaining its market price which is accepted to him. I will pay the money. It was later after five days I heard from him that the house was sold at the cost of ₦26,000.00. In fact, the wall of my own house where I formerly lived is linked to the said house. So also some of my properties including my sheep, motor spare parts and drums and kept in that house.…