UMMAH MICROFINANCE BANK NIG. LTD V. AHMED TIJJANI ABUBAKAR AND ANOR

(DELIVERED BY JAMES SHEHU ABIRIYI J.C.A) This appeal is against the ruling delivered on 26th April, 2017 in the High Court of Adamawa State sitting at Yola. In that court, the Appellant was the Plaintiff/Applicant while the Respondents Were Defendants/Respondents.

By a writ of summons and statement of claim, the Appellant claimed against the Respondents for the following: “

a. The sum of Six Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Nine Thousand One Hundred and Twelve Naira Ninety Kobo (N6,179,112.90 being money due and payable by the Defendants to the Plaintiff as principal, interest on a loan facility granted by the Plaintiff to the Defendant.

b. 10% interest on the sum claim (sic) from the date of judgment until final payment.

c. An order of this honourable court directing that the 1st Defendant’s property covered by Grant of Right of Occupancy No. ADS/14975 and situate at No. 37 Chiroma Street, Yola be sold by the Plaintiff to recover the debt owed by the 1st Defendant.

d. Cost of this sui…