Supreme Court 6th July, 2018
Justices: Musa Dattijo Muhammad, J.S.C. (Presided)
Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, J.S.C.
Chima Centus Nweze, J.S.C., Amiru Sanusi, J.S.C. (Read the Leading Judgment)
Ejembi Eko, J.S.C.
Subject Matter(s):
Admissibility of document prepared in anticipation of action
Original of public document can be produced without certification

Correspondence with Government officials are private documents requiring no certification

Party who fails to object to admissibility of document during trial precluded on appeal
Land to which declaration relates must be ascertained with certainty before title to land is decreed – duty of a claimant
Burden of plaintiff in establishing declaratory reliefs is no satisfied by admission by defendant
Section 15 of the lands Instrument Registration Law rendering inadmissible a document by Evidence Act is inconsistent with the Constitution
Final Order: Appeal Dismissed