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MAIHAJA
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GAIDA

(2017) JELR 38029 (SC)

Supreme Court 2 Jun 2017 Nigeria
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Suit Number:SC.758/2016
Judges:WALTER SAMUEL NKANU ONNOGHEN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria EJEMBI EKO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SIDI DAUDA BAGE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:L.Y.C. Maikyau, SAN with him, T.R. Agbamu, Esq., Nwabueze Obasi-Obi, Esq., T.A. Rapu, Esq, Mohammed Adelodun, Esq., P.A. Joseph, Esq., Abdulrahman Belgore, Esq., H.A. Matunji (Miss), C.P Nwozor, Esq., C.P. Nwozor, Esq. and A. C. Ekwoaba For Appellant Yusuf Ali, SAN with him, Hassan T. Fajimite, Esq., Babatunde Olumu, Esq., S.A Oke, Esq., Alex Akoja, Esq., K.T. Sulyman (Mrs), Patricia Ikpegbu (Mrs), K. O. Lawal, Esq., Musa Adelodun, Esq., A.O. Usman, Esq., A.B. Eleburuike, Esq., Usman Idris, Esq., C.N. Akuneto, Esq., Bolarinwa Okiji, Esq., B. E. Okoro (Miss) and Kehinde Pele (Miss) for the 1st and 2nd Respondents. T.M. Inuwa, Esq. with him, Goni A. Ismail, Esq. and Bashir M. Abubar, Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:(2018) 4 NWLR (Pt. 1610) 454, (2017) JELR 53678 (SC), (2017) JELR 78231 (SC)

SIDI DAUDA BAGE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal emanates from the judgment of the Court below, that is the Court of Appeal, Abuja Judicial Division in Appeal No. CA/A/809/2015 between ENGR. MUSTAPHA YUNUSA MAIHAJA V. ALHAJI IBRAHIM GAIDAM and 2 OTHERS, CORAM MOORE A.A. ADUMEIN, JOSEPH E. EKANEM AND MUHAMMED MUSTAPHA JJCA. The judgment being appealed against was delivered by the Court below on the 28th of July, 2016 as captured at pages 824 to 867 of the Record of Appeal. In the judgment, the Court below partly resolved issue one (out of the three issues formulated) in favour of the Appellant but dismissed the appeal of the Appellant.

Dissatisfied with the said judgment, the Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal dated 11th August, 2016 containing five (5) grounds of appeal. The Notice of Appeal is contained at pages 868 to 876 of the Record of Appeal. The Appellant also filed another Notice of Appeal on the 12th of October, 2016 in expressing his grievances and dissa…

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