PROOF OF TITLE TO LAND: Need for identity of land to be ascertainable in proof of title to land under Islamic law
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"...under Islamic law, just like common law, in a claim for ownership of land, the locations and boundaries at any special features of the land must be mentioned and proved by the claimant - Mafolaku Vs Alamu (1961-89) 1 SLRN 105, Fakka Vs Mamman (1997) 4 NWLR (Pt 499) 335 and Gezoji Vs Kulere (2012) 4 NWLR (pt 1291) 458.
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