THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF CHRIST CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM CHURCH MOVEMENT JOS V. ALHAJI SIKIRU ONIFADE (CHAIRMAN), ALHAJI GANIYU ADEFEMI (V. CHAIRMAN), KAZEEM ABDULRAHMAN (SECRETARY), NAWARUDEEN SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (JOS BRANCH)

MUDASHIRU NASIRU ONIYANGI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Justice Plateau State in suit No. PLD/J201/2008 sitting in Jos and delivered by Hon. Justice R. K. Sha on the 9th day of December, 2016 whereby the claim of the Plaintiff to a piece of land lying and situate at Kwararafa/Patrick Dogotry Street Plot E25/26 covered by Plateau State Government Certificate of Occupancy No. BP 2396 against the Defendant was dismissed.

By the amended statement of claim filed by the Plaintiff, (the Appellant) against the Defendants who are Respondents in this appeal and which can be found in pages 169-175 of the Record of Appeal, the Plaintiff claimed in paragraph 27 (See page 174) thus:

“27. WHEREFORE the Plaintiff claims from the Defendants the following:

(a) A declaration that the piece and/or parcel of land lying and situate at Kwararafa/Patrick Dokotry Street Plot E 25/26 covered by Plateau State Government Certificate of Occupan…