KAKA
V.
NAGWANJA

OKUNOLA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kebbi State Sharia Court of Appeal holden in Birnin, Kebbi delivered on 31/7/96.

The facts of this case which had been laid out in the Kebbi State Sharia Court of Appeal judgment are briefly as follows:

The appellant herein as plaintiff, sued the respondent herein as defendant claiming as per page 1 of the records thus:

I, Abdullahi Kaka Amore is suing Malami Nagwanja over the issue of my 2 farms rented to his father by my relation Sani Sarkin Fawa. These farms were deforested by my grandfather Garba Afa and after his death my father Dodo inherited the farms, later we migrated to Bela, but after the death of my father I returned. I inquired about these farms and was told by my relation that he rented the farm to the deceased respondent's father now they are under the care of the respondent. Thus, I was pleaded to let him continue working in the farm and he will continue giving the annual…