ABBA BELLO MOHAMMED, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgement of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja (the trial court), delivered by Hon. Justice Usman A. Musale on 17th July, 2017. Before the trial court, the Appellant claimed that he, along with others, were indigenes of Dutse-Garki Village, Abuja. That the 2nd and 3rd Respondents came to the village and marked some houses (about 47 in number) for demolition. The Appellant informed the officials of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents that the said houses belonged to the indigenes of Dutse-Garki and that they have been enumerated by the officials of the 2nd and 3rd Respondents pursuant to building of a new settlement for the indigenes of the village before the demolition of the village could be carried out. The officials of the 3rd Respondent informed the Appellant that substantial portion of the village had been allocated to the 1st Respondent for the building of Housing Estate.
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