TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the decision of the Sharia Court of Appeal Sokoto in suit No. SCA/YB/110/2011 delivered on 28/11/2012.
Sutura Muhd Gama Gama originally instituted this action at the Lower Court Yabo Claiming as follows:-
''I Sutura Mohd Gama Gama suing Yale Dan Dare because I want this Court to collect my mothers farm land. This farm is with him on pledge because when she was alive she gave him the farm on a pledge for the benefit of both of them. Now that she is dead he said the farm was sold to him and that I, her daughter I am not aware of that sale and that all her relatives are not aware of the sale/transaction between him and our mother.
That is why I am praying this Court to collect my farm from him and that the farm located at a place called Babban Wuri (Big premises) which is adjacent to: East Alu Majayi, West Almu, South Burtali, and North Daudu. And that in the place there is also a farm of Ma…