SANI SALITH AIKAWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal arose from the decision of Sokoto State High Court, constituted by Abdul Nasir Mafara, Khadi of Sharia Court, Hon. U.A. Kalgo, Chief Judge and Hon. N.M.A. Suka, Judge. The suit was initiated at the Upper Area Court Sokoto. The records of that court states thus:-
"The plaintiff Alhaji Altine said, I was suing Alhaji Dan Auta, Alhaji Haido and Alhaji Bala Bodinga because Alhaji Mamman Dan Auta had advertised the house of Alhaji Bala Bodinga to me which house, was located at Kwanni area here in Sokoto and I bought it from him at the cost of N42,000."
In reply to the above claim, Alhaji Mamman Dan Auta said, "it was not Alhaji Bala Bodinga that asked me to sell the house, it was on my own, I asked Alhaji Altine to buy the house and he bought it at N42,000 of which he gave me N1,000 which I kept and was still with me. When I met Alhaji Bala Bodinga, I told him and he said to me he was not going to sell the house."
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