Appeal Court Rejects 2.8-Hectare Right-of-Occupancy Claim Over Abuja Property
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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed a right-of-occupancy case over a 2.8-hectare Abuja property, faulting Triples G. Investment Limited for rushing to appeal before the lower court had ruled on the dispute.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed a right-of-occupancy case involving an Abuja property measuring 2.8 hectares, faulting Triples G. Investment Limited for appealing before the dispute was determined.
Justice Okon Abang read the leading judgment of the three-man panel of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The verdict arose from a pending dispute before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory concerning the alleged ownership of Plot 1851 within the capital.
The appeal was filed by Triples G. Investment Limited against Olabode Olaleri and another in an appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1261/2024.
The Court observed that the lower court was yet to make a final decision on the matter, yet the appellant's legal team made what it described as indecent haste to appeal. The jurist also maintained that the appellant required the leave of the trial court, sought and obtained within 14 days, to file a valid appeal.
The ruling leaves the substantive question of ownership to be resolved by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, which is still hearing the dispute over the property.