AYISHETU ABDUL KADIRI V. ABDUL DWAMENAH

JUDGMENT

TANKO AMADU, JSC

INTRODUCTION

(1) My lords, the only key issue for determination in the instant appeal is not novel to our jurisprudence. Apart from the constitutional and statutory provisions relevant to the distribution of marital property upon dissolution of marriage, our case law jurisprudence is replete with a rich line of decided cases on the subject to guide us in the determination of this appeal. In doing so, this court is required to apply the relevant law after our own evaluation of the peculiar facts and evidence on record before we arrive at any determination of which of the two lower courts had properly apprehended the facts and evaluated the evidence within the context of the statutory evidential burdens carried by the parties before arriving at their respective findings and conclusion.

(2) The right of a person to solely acquire and own property and for protection against any interference with a person’s property is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Article 18 o…