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OBODO & ANOR.
V.
OGBA & ORS.

(1987) JELR 42696 (SC)

Supreme Court 27 Mar 1987 Nigeria
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- The central dispute involved the ownership of land known as "Nkwoagu Amangwu" in Umuene Town, Udi Division, with the Plaintiffs (Amangwu) claiming exclusive ownership, while the Defendants (primarily from Umuafuke) asserted it was communa

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Suit Number:SC.95/1986
Judges:KAYODE ESO JSC ANTHONY NNAEMEZIE ANIAGOLU JSC MUHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS JSC DAHUNSI OLUGBEMI COKER JSC CHUKWUDIFU AKUNNE OPUTA JSC
Counsel:Chief G.C.M. Onyiuke, SAN (with him A.O. Mogboh and K.I. Obi) For the Appellant A.N. Anyamene, SAN For the Respondent
Other Citations:Obodo v. Ogba (1987) 2 NWLR (Pt.54)1 (1987) All N.L.R 215 (1987) 3 S.C 459


OPUTA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal, Enugu Division Coram Phil-Ebosie, Aikawa and Alu, JJ.C.A. setting aside the judgment of P. K. Nwokedi, J. (as he then was) granting the Plaintiffs in Suit No. E/68/73 a Declaration of title, N400.00 general damages for trespass and a perpetual injunction against the Defendants in that Suit. In the same judgment, Nwokedi, J. dismissed the claims in Suit No.E/190/77. Incidentally Suit No.E/68/73 was consolidated with Suit No.E/190/77 for hearing. Umuene Town,Olo, Udi Division is made up of four villages or quarters namely Umuonyia, Umuafuke, Umuawata and Amangwu. In Suit No.E/68/73 the people of Amangwu through the Plaintiffs on record sued three sets of Defendants for themselves and representing the Umuafuke Amandim Olo, the Umuonyia Amandim Olo and the Umuawata Amandim Olo. The Claim of the Plaintiffs in Suit No.E/68/73 was for the following:-

(i) Declaration of Title to a p…

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