BAKARE
V.
SHINABA ORS.
SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an Appeal against the Judgment of Hon. Justice E. A. Lufadeju (Mrs.) of the High Court of Lagos State, Lagos Judicial Division, delivered on the 12th of January, 2007 in Suit No.LD/2358/2002.
The Claimant in her Writ of Summons dated 8th October, 2003 and amended pursuant to the order of the lower Court made on the 6th of October, 2003. The Claimant had sought for the following reliefs:-
(1) A DECLARATION that the landed property situate lying and being at No.19/21 Apatira Street, Lagos Island belonged to late Yussuf Shinaba and jointly belong to the Abdul Salami Shinaba and Abudul Gafar Shinaba branches of the Yussuf Shinaba family.
(2) AN ORDER of the Honourable Court partitioning the Landed property situate, lying and being at No.19/21, Apatira Street, Lagos Island into 2 equal parts between the Abdul Salami and Abdul Gafar Shinaba branches of the Yussuf Shinaba family.
(3) AN ORDER of the Honourable Court directing…