ISRAEL ARUM V. OKECHUKWU NWOBODO
(2013) JELR 35935 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC.172/2004
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19 Apr 2013
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Nigeria
Coram
ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR JSC
BODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC
MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC
OLUKAYODE ARIWOOLA JSC
KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS JSC
Appearances
Chike Onyemenam with Philips Audu-Ojogwu For the Appellant;
J. O. N. Ikeji with F. U. Oraekeyi For the Respondent.
Judgement
<p><strong>KUMAI BAYANG AKA'AHS, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment):</strong> This appeal is a very rare bird to fly at this altitude. The suit which gave rise to the appeal was instituted by the plaintiff now respondent against the defendants/appellants in the Customary Court at Awkunanaw in Suit No.AWK/3/97. His claim was for:</p><p> (a) Declaration of title to a customary right of occupancy to a piece or parcel of land known as and called 'ALA AGU AKPASHA' which is situate at Akpasha Atugbuoma in Akegbe Ugwu Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.</p><p> (b) Court injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, servants and relations from further trespass into the said land until the matter is disposed of.</p><p> The defendants denied the claim. Each of the parties presented their case and called three witnesses a piece. The Customary Court in reviewing the evidence found the witnesses called by the plaintiff to be more credible than those who testified for the defendants and entered judgment in favour…</p>