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NANKPA
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NARCHU & ANOR

(2023) JELR 110152 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 Jan 2023 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/MK/102/2013
Judges:Mohammed Ambi-Usi Danjuma JCA Biobele Abraham Georgewill JCA Ibrahim Wakili Jauro JCA
Counsel:The Appellant, though served with a Hearing Notice on 10/11/2022, was not represented by counsel; I. A. Ozor, Esq. holding the brief of A. S. Dube, Esq. for the 1st Respondent; The 2nd Respondent, though served with a Hearing Notice on 17/11/2022, was also not represented by counsel.

BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court of Nasarawa State, Nasarawa Judicial Division, Coram: Ridwan M. Abdullahi J, in Suit No. NSD/K33/2012: Reverend Ayuba Narchu (For Himself and On Behalf of Narchu Family) .V. Godfrey Selbar Nankpa and Anor delivered on 10/12/2012, in which the application by the Appellant to set aside the judgment of the lower Court entered in favour of the Respondent and against him was dismissed. 

The Appellant was dissatisfied with the said ruling and had appealed against it vide his Notice of Appeal filed on 13/12/2012 on Five Grounds of Appeal. See pages 83 -89 of the Record of Appeal. However, with the leave of Court an Amended Notice of Appeal was filed on 27/5/2014 on Five Grounds of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was compiled and transmitted to this Court on 15/4/2013. Subsequently, a Supplementary Record of Appeal was transmitted to this Court on 16/11/2015 but was deemed…

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