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GANKON
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UGOCHUKWU CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.

(1993) JELR 43251 (SC)

Supreme Court 25 Jun 1993 Nigeria
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- The appellant claimed ownership of a piece of land in Kaduna, Nigeria. - She relied on a certificate of occupancy issued by the District Head of Makera and a certificate of occupancy issued by the Kaduna Local Government. - The respondent

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Suit Number:SC.51/1990
Judges:ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE JSC SAIDU KAWU JSC UCHE OMO JSC IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI JSC EMMANUEL OBIOMA OGWUEGBU JSC
Counsel:J.B. Daudu Esq For the Appellant; Chief P.O. Eseigbe For the Respondent.
Other Citations:Gankon v. Ugochukwu Chem. Indu. Ltd. (1993) NWLR (Pt.297)55 (1993) 6 SCNJ 263

KARIBI-WHYTE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): On the 30th October, 1988, S.U. Mohammed, C.J. dismissed the claim of the plaintiff now the appellant, against the defendant, who is now the respondent. The claim is for,

"1. A DECLARATION that the plaintiff is the rightful and beneficial owner of a piece or parcel of land measuring 100 feet by 64 feet and known as Plot No. E 1A and 1B, lying and being at Ungwar Mission, Makera Kaduna-South in Kaduna Local Government Area and subject of Certificate of Occupancy No. 031198 dated 28th of October, 1982 in volume X at page 232 of the Lands Registry, Kaduna Local Government, Kaduna. The said Certificate of Occupancy is by virtue of Kaduna State Legal Notice KDSLN. No. 8 of 1980 made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Land Use Act, 1978 and titled 'Kaduna State (Designation of Land in Urban Area) Order, 1980 (as amended); within an Urban Area whereof the High Court is seized with jurisdiction over same.

2. A PERPETUAL INJUN…

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