ALIYU MAI AKWAI V. MUHAMMADU ALA
(2018) JELR 39451 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/S/11S/2016
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2 Feb 2018
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Nigeria
Coram
HUSSEIN MUKHTAR JCA;
MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU JCA;
FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO JCA;
Appearances
For Appellant
M.U. Uwais, Esq.The Respondent was not represented but duly served on 19/11/2017 For Respondent
Judgement
<p>HUSSEIN MUKHTAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Shari'a Court of Appeal Sokoto State in the Appeal No. SCA/WR/48/2012 delivered on 31st December, 2013. The Appellant Aliyu Mai Akwai was the Plaintiff at Shari'a Court Wurno (the trial Court) in suit No. CV/TR/19/2011 filed against the Defendant Muhammadu Ala claiming title to a farmland which was allegedly leased to the latter by the formers father.</p><p>The Defendant/Respondent denied the allegation that the farmland was leased to him by the Plaintiff/Appellant's father and asserted that he bought the said farmland from the latter at the rate of N1,200. 00 (One Thousand Two Hundred Naira Only). The Plaintiff/Appellant called 5 (Five) witnesses, while the Defendant/Respondent called 3 (Three) witnesses.</p><p>The trial Court in its considered Judgment admitted and relied on the evidence of the Plaintiff/Appellant's witnesses and rejected all witnesses presented by the Defendant/Respondent andβ¦</p>