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BAKARE & ANOR
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BAKARE & ORS

(2011) JELR 33413 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Dec 2011 Nigeria
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- Plaintiffs/respondents brought an action at the High Court of Osun State seeking, inter alia, to revoke letters of administration granted to the 1st and 2nd defendants/appellants in respect of their deceased father's estate, alleging the

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Suit Number:CA/I/M/98/2006
Judges:KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MOORE A. A. ADUMEIN Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:O.J. FAGBEMI ESQ For Appellant CYPRIAN EGBUNA ESQ for the 1st & 7th respondentsA. ALALENU ESQ for the 2nd and 5th respondentsBIODUN BADIORA ESQ Principal State Counsel Osun For Respondent

CHINWE E. IYIZOBA, JCA (DELIVERING THE LEADING JUDGMENT): On the 13th of June, 2003 the plaintiffs/respondents brought an action at the High court of Osun State, Ilesha in suit No. HIL/36/2003 against the 1st to 3rd defendants praying for:

1. An Order revoking the Probate Letters of Administration dated 23rd November 2000 granted to the 1st and 2nd Defendants by the 3rd Defendant in respect of the estate of Chief Salaudeen Bolaji Bakare (deceased) on the ground that it was obtained by fraud and/or misrepresentation.

2. An order of Court discharging the present purported administrators and appointing the 3rd defendant as the sole administrator with the sole purpose of convening a meeting of the estate of Chief Salaudeen Bolaji Bakare (deceased) within 60 days from the date of judgment and to elect or appoint new administrators for the estate in place of the 1st and 2nd Defendants.

3. An order directing the 1st and 2nd defendants to furnish and verify the accounts of the real and person…

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