JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment delivered on 29th March, 2017 in the High Court of Taraba State holden at Jalingo.
In the High Court (Court below), the Appellants were the Plaintiffs and the Respondents were the Defendants.
The claim of the Appellants against the Respondents was for a declaration that the Appellants are the bona-fide holders of the rights, title and interest over the land in dispute, an order declaring the entry into the disputed land by the Respondents wrongful and an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Respondents from trespassing into the land.
According to the Appellants, their grandfather by name Sharanpani married a woman called Sukoron from the family of the Respondents. When they had a misunderstanding the woman left their grandfather’s house to her father’s house with their daughter.
The woman eloped with another man.
Their grandfather went to recover the dowry he paid on her. The family…