<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>MOHAMMED LAWAL ABUBAKAR, JCA (Delivering The Leading Judgement): </strong>The Appeal emanates from the judgment of Adamawa State High Court of Justice, Yola delivered by Hon. Justice, Abdul-Azeez Waziri in <strong><em>Suit No: ADSY/35/2017</em></strong> on the 18th August, 2020.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The Appellant sorely aggrieved with the said judgment filed an appeal on the 31st August, 2020 via Notice of Appeal available at pages 177 – 183 of the Record of appeal.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The Appellant was served with the Record of Appeal on the 19th October, 2020 which necessitates the filing of this Brief of Argument.</p><p style="text-align: justify">On the 6th March, 2017, the Respondents through their solicitor I. B. Ismail and Associates wrote a demand letter to the appellant alleging that the appellant sold a fake contract to them and the said demand letter was copied to Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) see pages 71 – 74 of the Record of Appeal.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The Appellant through his solicitor Messrs A. A. Jatau a…</p>