the information contained in exhibit 2 culminated into issuing
exhibit 7.
PW7 is Grace Lamar Ababa Gana, a retired civil servant with the
Federal Public Service. She testified that the Defendant is a first
cousin of her husband Lamar Abba Gana and she is the Senior
sister of Haruna Audu Mamza, PW5 who bought plot L84 Dape
District from her husband. The evidence of PW5 and PW7 is to the
same effect that sometime in 2005, PW5 bought plot L84 Dape
District from Lamar Abba Gana, the husband of PW7. PW7
testified that her husband, Lamar Abba Gana gave her the title
document of Plot L84 Dape District to give to the Defendant for
revalidation. PW7 testified further that the Defendant was to
prepare Deed of Assignment and Power of Attorney between
Lamar Abba Gana and Haruna Audu Mamza. PW7 testified that
her husband who was then in Lagos sent to her two of his
passport photographs which she gave it to the Defendant for the
Power of Attorney and Deed of Assignment. She testified also that
the Right of Occupancy of Plot L84 Dape was in the name of
Aminu Kofar Mata. PW7 testified that she gave the Defendant the
sum of N150,000.00 in two installments of N110,000.00 and
N40,000.00 respectively for revalidation and preparation for Deed
of Assignment between MR. Lamar Abbagana and Haruna Audu
Mamza. PW7 then testified that they later learnt that the
Defendant had disposed of plot L84 Dape District, Abuja the
subject of revalidation. PW7 testified that their family tried to
settle this matter but to no avail.
PW7 further testified that when her husband sold the land in
dispute to Haruna Audu Mamza, her husband issued to Haruna
Audu Mamza, an acknowledgement receipt and PW7 identified the
acknowledgement receipt attached to exhibit 1 as well as exhibit
2, the right of occupancy given to the Defendant for
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