USMAN ALHAJI MUSALE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Kano State, delivered by N. S. Umar, J on 30th November, 2018. In the judgment, the learned trial Judge found the Appellant liable to the Respondent in the sum of N66,800,000.00 (Sixty-Six Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Naira Only) being the sum of money owed by the Appellant.
Briefly, in 2017, the Respondent with others invested their capital in the Appellant’s profitable business. They agreed to invest part of their capital into Appellant’s private business school, called Pyramid College of Health Science and Technology, Kano. The Appellant agreed, that between March 2017 to February, 2018, the business capital and profit rose to N64,800,000.00 (Sixty-Four Million and Eight Hundred Thousand Naira) and undertook to pay the said amount to the Respondent. The Appellant also acknowledged the receipt of N2,000,000 (Two Million Naira), through his sister Jamila, from t…