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ABUBAKAR & ORS

(2016) JELR 33394 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 May 2016 Nigeria
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- The case involves a dispute over the ownership and revocation of a piece of land in Kaduna, Nigeria. - The lower court granted the claims of the first and second respondents, who sought a declaration of their right of occupancy over the l

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Suit Number:CA/K/25/2008
Judges:UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria IBRAHIM SHATA BDLIYA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HABEEB ADEWALE OLUMUYIWA ABIRU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:L.E. Oga, Esq. with him, F.T. Hassan, Esq. and A.H. Mu'amu, Esq. For Appellant O.I Habbeb, Esq. with him, Y. Ajibola, Esq. for 1st & 2nd Respondents.No Appearance for 3rd-5th Rspondents For Respondent

UWANI MUSA ABBA AJI, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kaduna State High Court holden at Kaduna in Suit No.KDH/KAD/668/1999, delivered on 7/11/2006 by Hon. Justice T. Zailani J, now Chief Judge of Kaduna State, wherein the claims of the 1st and 2nd Respondents were granted.

The 1st and 2nd Respondents' Claims at the lower Court against the Appellant vide a Statement of Claim dated 12/11/1999 and filed on 18/11/99 contained at pages 39-44 of the records were as follows:

1. A DECLARATION that the 1st Plaintiff having being duly and validly allocated the piece of land situate and lying at Plot No. AR 8 Attahiru Road, Malali Kaduna is entitled to right of Occupancy over same as evidenced by the Statutory Right of Occupancy No. KD. 5266 executed by the 1st Defendant on the 22/3/98,

2. A DECLARATION that the 1st defendant or its agents/agencies can only validly revoke the 1st Plaintiff's right of Occupancy and the title in the said property si…

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