EBIOWEI TOBI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Justice Borno State, Maiduguri Judicial Division in Suit No. BOHC/MG/CV/10/2017 delivered on 7th March, 2019 by Hon. Justice A. Z. Musa. The lower Court in its judgment dismissed the case of the Appellant, Claimant before it. The Appellant instituted an action at the lower Court against the Respondents. The claim of the Appellant was for the ownership of the disputed land measuring about 5,103sqm bounded on the East by a flour mill factory measuring about 82m, on the west an old bakery measuring about 81m, on the south is a fence wall measuring about 25.5m and on the north measuring 63m is an access road situate at Shuwari 5 Bolori 1 Maiduguri Metropolitan Council. The Appellant also sought for a permanent injunction against the Respondents among other reliefs. Pleadings were filed and exchanged by parties and after the battle between the parties during the hearing, the low…
SULEIMAN
V.
MOHAMMED & ORS
(2021) JELR 109392 (CA)
Court of Appeal 26 Nov 2021 Nigeria
Case
Key Passages 15
BriefBot Summary
- The appeal was against a judgment by the High Court of Justice Borno State, Maiduguri Judicial Division, which dismissed the appellant's claim for ownership of a disputed land. - The appellant claimed that the land was founded by his fath
Case Details
Suit Number:CA/G/309/2019
Judges:Jummai Hannatu Sankey, JCA
Tunde Oyebanji Awotoye, JCA
Ebiowei Tobi, JCA
Counsel:M. S. Umar Esq, M. Umaru Esq with A. I. Musa For the Appellant;
Z. Hamza Esq, A. M. Laskuri Esq with M. K. Ajiya Esq for the 1st & 3rd Respondent;
K. S. Lawal Esq HAG Borno State for the 2nd Respondent.
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