NSOFOR JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This is an appeal from the decision of the Kwara State High Court, (M. O. Adewara, J.) holden at Offa in suit No. KWS/OF/26/95 on the 27th of September, 2001. It is as a land suit.
The plaintiff’s claims as per paragraph 24 of the statement of claim, A which superseded the writ (i.e. the claim) See Lahan and Ors. v. Lajoyetan and Ors. (1972) 6 SC 190 read: “Whereof the plaintiff claim (sic) against the defendant as follows:-
A declaration that the plaintiff is the owner of a piece or parcel of land situate at No.137, Olofa Way,
Offa upon which the plaintiff had an uncompleted building of two shops, two rooms with a kitchen completed and remordified (sic) by the defendant to a 3 three shops, two rooms (sic), a toilet with birth (sic) room.
An order of this honourable court that the defendant vacate and/or evict (sic) the said building situate and being at No. 137, Olofa Way, Offa; N500,000.00 as general damages being (sic) act of trespass co…