OGU & ORS
V.
ANYANWU

(2018) JELR 38950 (CA)    

Court of Appeal  ·  CA/OW/197/2013 ·  6 Jun 2018 ·  Nigeria
CORAM
MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
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MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal emanating from the decision of the Imo State High Court, sitting at Aboh Mbaise, Coram: Hon. Justice U. D. Ogwurike, J., (hereinafter referred to as the lower Court and learned trial judge respectively), wherein the learned trial judge entered judgment against the defendants/appellants (hereinafter referred to as the appellants) and ordered as follows:

In the final analysis, I hereby enter judgment in favour of plaintiffs against the defendants and order as follows:

(1) I hereby declare that the plaintiffs are entitled to the right of occupancy of that piece or parcel of land known as and called Ala Isi Eke Nguru lying and situate at Egberede Nguru in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State and shown and delineated in the plaintiffs Survey Plan No. MCC/IMD008/2004 Exhibit A.

(2) The defendants, their servants or agents are hereby restrained from entering, building and or continuing to build an…

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