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AMBO & ANOR
V.
MBUKPA & ORS

(2013) JELR 34066 (CA)

Court of Appeal 7 Nov 2013 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/C/111/2012
Judges:MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHIMA CENTUS NWEZE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:U. Eba, Esq. J. Osumuo Esq. For Appellant U. Oduyemi (Mrs.)A. E. Ofem Esq. Senior State Council II Ministry of Justice For Respondent

UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar delivered on 21st December, 2011 dismissing the case of the Appellant.

The Appellant as claimed in the court below claimed the following in his originating Writ of Summons against the Respondents as defendants.

1. A declaration that by virtue of the decision in Suit No. C/58/53 the 1st to 4th defendants have no right to execute documents of transfer of title in land in Calabar South Local Government Area covered by area of land in Survey Plan No. TJ/22/LD.

2. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st to 4th defendants from acting as representatives of the Efut Abua/Efut Ekondo Combined Council for the purpose of receiving compensations, land benefit, dividend of judgments in respect of land matter or any other matter relating thereto from the 4th defendant or any other government agency and other judgment debtors.

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