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HAKIMI & ANOR
V.
KWAKWABA & ANOR

(2016) JELR 40642 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 May 2016 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/S/114S/2014
Judges:PAUL ADAMU GALINJE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Aminu Hassan Esq. For Appellant Sanusi Garba Esq. For Respondent

TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the appeal filed by the appellant via their notice of appeal dated 7/8/2014. The appeal is against the decision of the Sharia Court of Appeal Kebbi State delivered on 26/6/2014.

The Court of first instance that first heard the suit that went on appeal to the Lower Court was the Upper Sharia Court Kamba.

The claim of the plaintiffs against the Respondent at the Court of first instance was as follows:

"??I, Mal. Rabia??u Yakubu Kwakkwaba and Mal. Sani Kwakkwaba are suing these three people:

1. Adamu Giwa Buma.

2. Muhad Dan Chankwali Buma

3. Alu Giwa Buma

We want to them to give us our house which we inherited from our father Yakubu, for we want divide the inheritance of our house. That it is our father Yakubu that lended the house to their father called Hakimi Dobi Buma. We want them to return the house lended to their father this is why we are suing them."

After hearing the parties the trial ga…

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