E. O. AYOOLA, J.S.C (Delivering the Leading Judgment): To put the issues in this appeal in their proper perspective, the events that led to the appeal need to be briefly stated. The respondent, who was plaintiff in the High Court and is so referred to in this judgment, was at all material times a petrol dealer and the proprietor of a fuel station situate at Oke-Oya in Kwara State. The appellants, who were defendant in the High court and are so referred to in this judgment, were at all material times farmers resident at Oke-Oya. Sometimes in 1959, the plaintiff, is desirous of building a petrol station and believing that he had purchased a parcel of land for that purpose from the owners, applied for and obtained a certificate of customary land Tenure over the land from the Emir of Ilorin. Alhaji Sulu Gambari. Thereafter, he applied to the government of the then Northern Region of Nigeria for and obtained a grant of right of occupancy and was issued a certificate of occupancy dated Marc…
TENIOLA & ORS.
V.
OLOHUNKUN
(1999) JELR 43763 (SC)
Supreme Court 23 Apr 1999 Nigeria
BriefBot Summary
- The respondent was a petrol dealer and owner of a fuel station in Kwara State. - The appellant was a farmer residing in the same area. - The respondent obtained a certificate of customary land tenure and a grant of right of occupancy for
Case Details
Suit Number:SC.163/1992
Judges:ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI JSC
IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI JSC
ANTHONY IKECHUKWU IGUH JSC
SAMSON ODEMWINGIE UWAIFO JSC
EMMANUEL OLAYINKA AYOOLA JSC
Counsel:George Alao, Esq. For the Appellant;
A.O. Adeledun, Esq. (with him S.B. Sambo, Esq.) For the Respondent.
Other Citations:Teniola v. Olohunkun (1999) 5 NWLR (Pt.602) 280
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