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SOLE ADMINISTRATOR OFFA LGA V. DEACONESS V.I. ADEGBOYE

(2012) JELR 35162 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/IL/M.58/2011  •  10 Dec 2012  •  Nigeria

Coram
PAUL ADAMU GALINJE JCA; (PJ) JCA; ITA GEORGE MBABA JCA; OBANDE O.F. OGBUINYA JCA;

Judgement

PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Respondent herein is a holder of Oyun Local Government Customary Right of Occupancy No 1903 dated 11/7/1991 over a parcel of land lying and situate at Igbonna Road Offa, measuring 900 Sq metres. The present Offa Local Government was carved out of Oyun Local Government Area. On the 1st of December, 2004, the Appellant by a public notice published in the Herald Newspaper and Kwara State Radio and Television informed allotees of Residential plot along Igbonna and Ikotun roads Offa to develop such plots of land within one month from the date of publication of the notice or have their Customary Right of Occupancy revoked.

On the 12th of July, 2005, the Respondent was served with a letter of revocation of Customary Right of Occupancy from the Appellants' office on the ground that she failed to develop the plot allocated to her. After the revocation, the Respondent's land was allocated to another person as she was told that sh…

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