BULKACHUWA, JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The respondentherein was the plaintiff before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, presided by Kolajo J., whereat he was seeking the following reliefs:- “(i) A declaration that the purported revocation of the plaintiff’s land as contained in the New Nigerian Newspaper edition of 25th February, 1994 or letter of 10/4/97 and or any other document in that regard is illegal, unlawful, irrational, unconstitutional, null and void.
A declaration that the plaintiff is still the lawful owner or a person with sufficient interest in the piece of land situate, lying and being at plot 1295, Zone A6, Maitama District, Abuja, covered by a certificate of occupancy No:FCT/ABU/ KW.349 and that the certificate is still subsisting. (iia) A declaration that the purported grant to the 1st defendant of the plot of land, subject matter of this suit, is irregular, unlawful, illegal, null and void and should be set aside.
A sum of N7,626,576.50 a…