HRH EZE UZOMBA KALU OKAM & ORS V. AKU IGWE & ANOR
(2018) JELR 39587 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/OW/267/2014
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15 Jan 2018
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Nigeria
Coram
RAPHAEL CHIKWE AGBO JCA;
MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA JCA;
AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE JCA;
Appearances
E.N Ichie, with him, K.O Ahamba3rd and 4th Appellants are in court For Appellant
Udo Udoma, with him, O.I Kalu For Respondent
Judgement
<p>AYOBODE OLUJIMI LOKULO-SODIPE, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the judgment delivered on 6/12/2013 by the High Court of Abia State presided over by Hon. Justice K.C. Nwankpa (hereafter to be simply referred to as the lower Court and learned trial Judge respectively).</p><p>The case was tried upon pleadings filed and exchanged by the parties with the Respondents who were Plaintiffs before the lower Court claiming against the Appellants as Defendants the following: -</p><p>1. A declaration by the Honourable Court that the Plaintiff (sic) that is Ndi Uma Paternal family of Okon-Aku, Ohafia is (sic) the prime and rightful owner (sic) in possession of the following parcels of land, that is to say: (i) Igbun (ii) Obiori (iii) Orua Mini (iv) OruaOyong (a.k.a. ARUKU) (v) OruaOzara (vi) OruaEtiti, (vii) Odobi lying and situate at Okon-Aku in Ohafia Local Government Area within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court.</p><p>2. A declaration by the Honourable Court that the Plaintiff…</p>