MR. OKE OJO OYEDELE V. MR. MICHAEL ODUMOSU

ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Ogun State High Court delivered on 10th January, 2014 in suit No. HLC/4/2011. The Respondent herein was the claimant before the High Court of Ogun State.

By Paragraph 13 of the Amended statement of Claim dated 28/5/12 that filed on 30/05/2012, the claimant sought against the defendant, Appellant herein as follows:-

"19(1) A Declaration that the Claimant is entitled to confirmation of the statutory right of Occupancy already granted by Ogun State Government to all that parcel of land situate, lying at being at Idi-Iroko, Ogun State containing an area of about 7 hectares and more particularly delineated and shown on survey Plan No. SWE/2479/4 drawn by Surveyor Soweje (Licenced Surveyor) annexed to both Certificates of Occupancy in Volume 340 and 342 of Land Registry at Abeokuta Ogun State and dated 3rd of August, 1985.

(ii) An order, setting aside the purported sales transfer…