The CTC of the C of O was tendered and admitted in evidence as
Exhibit 2.
In answer to questions put to him under cross examination, P.W.1
testified as follows:
“The Hon. Minister in charge of land matters issues and signs
certificates of occupancy. I can see Exhibit A shown to me. I
have seen the signatures on Appendix A and Appendix B. The
names of the Minister on the two documents are the same
but the signatures are not the same. I know the signature of
the Minister having worked with him and familiar with his
signature. I can see page 3 of the search report in Exhibit 1
particularly the remarks.
Description of property can be by plot number or survey
number. I deny the suggestion that the names and signatures
on Appendix A and B are the same.”
P.W.2 is one Akinyinka Ahmed Olurotimi. He is the facility manager
of Lead British International School. His sworn testimony is as follows:
That the land in question originally belonged to the defendant who
sold it to one Dyna Ladejj Investment Ltd. That Dyna Ladejj Investment
Ltd sold the land to Lead British School. That at the time of the
purchase the following documents were handed over to the school:
1. Original certificate of occupancy of the land.
2. Power of Attorney transferring the land from Mary Okoh to Dyna
Ladejj & Co.
3. A deed of Assignment between Lead British International School
and Dyna Ladejj Investment.
His further testimony is that sometimes in the year 2013, the school
commenced construction on the land but they were stopped by some
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