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TIJJANI ABDULLAHI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the Borno State High Court of Justice delivered on the 25th February, 2013 by C.A. Mamza (J).
The Appellant as can be gleaned from the record was the Defendant in that Court (hereinafter referred to as the trial Court) whilst the Respondent was the Plaintiff.
By paragraph 18 of his amended statement of claim, the Respondent as Plaintiff claimed the following reliefs:
"(18) WHEREOF the plaintiff claims against the defendant the following reliefs:-
(1) A declaration of title and/or to customary right of occupancy to that piece or parcel of land situate and lying at Koshebe village in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, as is more particularly shown and delineated in plan attached to customary certificate of Right of occupancy No. 0190 granted by Mafa Local Government which the plaintiff inherited from his late father, Alhaji Usman Laga.
(2) N1, 250,000.00 being special and gene…