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AGE & 2 ORS
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SHOWUNMI & 4 ORS

(2026) JELR 115449 (CA)

Court of Appeal 2 Jul 2026 Nigeria
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- Dispute arose over land at Arigbajo Eyin Village, Ewekoro LGA, Ogun State; the Appellants (original claimants) obtained judgment in Suit No. PA/32/2022, which they sought to execute against property alleged to belong to the 2nd–5th Respon

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Suit Number:Suit No: CA/IB/119/2024
Judges:Biobele Abraham Georgewill, JCA, Kenneth Ikechukwu Amadi, JCA, Fadawu Umaru, JCA
Counsel:O. R. Olashiku-Aina Esq. for the Appellant(s) W. A Olajide Esq., with him, A.A. Olajide Esq. for the 2nd to 5th Respondents.

FADAWU UMARU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is directed against the ruling of the Customary Court of Appeal of Ogun State (hereinafter referred to as "the Court below"), coram Honourable Justice A.O. Araba, Presiding Justice, Honourable Justice P.O. Akinsinde, and Honourable Justice A.O. Lawal, delivered on the 13th day of March, 2024, in Suit No. OG/CCA/M/3(C)/2023.

The Appellants were the claimants before the Customary Court Grade II, Ogun State, sitting at Papalanto, in Suit No. PA/32/2022: Pa Aremu Adediran & Ors. v. Chief Jubril Showunmi. Their action concerned title to a substantial expanse of land situated, lying, and being at Arigbajo Eyin Village, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. Following a full hearing, the trial Court delivered its judgment on 16th September 2022. The Appellants took steps to enforce the judgment. The land targeted for execution formed part of a larger parcel over which the 2nd to 5th Respondents had earlier established th…

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