MAIYAKI ADAMU
V.
ALHAJI MAKU SHABA.

(2010) JELR 46469 (CA)

Court of Appeal · CA/A/197/07 · 15 Feb 2010 · Nigeria

CORAM

JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABDU ABOKI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

Core Terms ^Beta

plaintiff

page

defendants

nwlr pt

respondent

record of appeal

lines

mallam gwari

senior counsel

appellant

counsel

issues

kpotu tukura

traditional evidence

cross-examination

grounds of appeal

ibrahim isiyaku

trial court

biological children of late kpotu

father shaba galadima

traditional history

abdu aboki

disputed land

favour of the plaintiff

first person

ochai j. ogaba

statement of defence

1.their father

2.his father

act of possession

appellants brief of argument

claim of ownership of the disputed land

cross appeal

declaration of title

disputed portion of a number

elder brothers

end of hearing of evidence

evidence of acquisition

fact of the case

leading judgment

lead judgment of my lord

learned trial judge

making of his farm produce

plaintiff claim

possession of the land

preponderance of evidence

said kpotu tukura

ABDU ABOKI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment) This is an appeal against the decision of Fati Lami Abubakar J. of the High Court of Niger State sitting at Minna delivered on 7/12/2005.

The fact of the case is briefly stated as follow:- The Respondent before this Court who was the plaintiff at the trial Court sued the Appellant who were the Defendants for a declaration of title to a farmland lying and situate at Tsohon Daga. The identify of the subject matter of the suit was not in dispute. The plaintiff relied on traditional history and act of possession to establish evidence of acquisition and claim of ownership of the disputed land.

The Defendants on their part did not counter-claim but relied on traditional history as evidenced in their statement of defence.

The trial Court found in favour of the Plaintiff. The Defendant dissatisfied with the decision of the trial court appealed to this Court.

The Plaintiff/Respondent's claim at the Court as contained paragraph 11 of his sta…

MAIYAKI ADAMU V. ALHAJI MAKU SHABA.

MAIYAKI ADAMU
V.
ALHAJI MAKU SHABA.