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HARUNA
V.
DANU

(2018) JELR 39105 (CA)

Court of Appeal 9 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/K/42/2016
Judges:IBRAHIM SHATA BDLIYA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria OBIETONBARA O. DANIEL-KALIO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AMINA AUDI WAMBAI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Timmy Kambai, Esq. For Appellant John Aku Ambi, Esq. For Respondent

OBIETONBARA O. DANIEL-KALIO, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Kaduna State Customary Court of Appeal delivered on 18/11/2015. The Appellant at the Kaduna State Customary Court Emmanuel Danu was the defendant at the Customary Court Kahugu in case No. CC/BH/02/2015. He was sued at that Customary Court by the plaintiff Emmanuel Haruna over the ownership of land. The Customary Court Kahugu gave judgment to the plaintiff Emmanuel Haruna. Dissatisfied with the judgement of the Customary Court Kahugu, Emmanuel Danu appealed to the Kaduna State Customary Court of Appeal. At the Customary Court of Appeal, the pendulum of justice swung in the opposite direction as judgment was given in favour of Emmanuel Danu. Emmanuel Haruna was dissatisfied with the judgment of the Customary Court of Appeal. He therefore appealed to this Court. Interestingly therefore, the gladiatorial parties are Emmanuels.

In his Notice of Appeal dated the 18th of January, 2…

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