ALHAJI GIDADO BAA V. ADAMAWA EMIRATE COUNCIL & ORS

JUMMAI HANNATU SANKEY, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The 1st Respondent, Adamawa Emirate Council, filed a Writ of Summons before the Adamawa State High Court on 3rd March, 2011 against the Appellant and the 2nd and 3rd Respondents seeking the following reliefs:

1. A declaration that the plaintiff as the traditional landowner is the lawful owner of a farmland located at Mallam Madugu Girei Local Government measuring 1461 x 854m, 1461 x 854m 1124.7694 Hectares) entrusted to the 3rd defendant by the plaintiff in his former position as the former District Head of Girei.

2. A declaration that the title, interest, right and privileges in and over the farmland in paragraph 1 above vests in the plaintiff as the traditional owner of same to the exclusion of any other person.

3. A declaration that the purported gift of the farmland in paragraph 1 above located at Mallam Madugu (subject matter of the dispute) purportedly made by the 3rd defendant (trustee of the farmland) to the 2nd …