ADAMAWA STATE MINISTRY OF LAND & SURVEY V. ALHAJI ADAMU SALISU & ORS

CHIDI NWAOMA UWA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st Respondent was the plaintiff before the Adamawa State High Court (hereafter referred to as the trial Court) presided over by A.D. Mammadi, J., where he sought against the Appellants, 2nd and 3rd Respondents the following reliefs:

(i) “A declaration of title to the piece of land in dispute measuring 23281.30m2 (2.16 hectares) situate along Yola to Numan Federal High Way near Federal Government grains reserve Silos at Kwanan Waya village in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State formerly covered by Yola South Local Government Customary Certificate of Occupancy No YSLG/WKS/LAN/NAM/VOL./II/0018 and now covered by right of Occupancy No. ADS/24071 in favour of the plaintiff.

(ii) A declaration that the entry of the 1st defendant (on the authority of the 2nd – 5th defendants) into the land in dispute by dumping building materials, planting molding machine, demolishing the L. shape boarder walls, clearing the land an…