MR. LAWRENCE AGUGU V. RAMATU BUHARI & ANOR

IBRAHIM SHATA BDLIYA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment).: This is an appeal against the judgment of the Kano State High Court (the lower Court) delivered on the 8th day of June 2010 by BAYERO, J. in suit No. K/168/2007. The events and or facts culminating to the appeal to this Court are simple and straightforward. The 1st respondent (the plaintiff) at the lower Court asserted that her property No. 13 Odutola Street, Sabon Gari Kano, was sold to the appellant (defendant at the lower Court) without her consent or authority. That the documents of title were fraudulently obtained to effect the transfer of title documents to the respondent.

On the other hand, the appellant asserted that the 1st respondent sold the house to him and he paid for it whereby the title documents were given to him by the 1st respondent. That thereafter, he took possession of the house and was collecting rents when the 1st respondent instituted an action against him at the lower Court denying selling the hou…