Court of Appeal Denies Triples G. Investment's Frivolous Appeal

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, criticized the legal counsel for Triples G. Investment Limited for filing a "frivolous appeal" in a right-of-occupancy case concerning a 2.8-hectare property in Sabon Lugbe, Abuja. Justice Okon Abang, leading the three-man panel, stated that the appellant could not command the impossible with incompetent grounds of appeal.

The appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1261/2024, was against Olabode Olaleri and another party. The appellant had previously challenged the respondents' counterclaim, asserting that ownership had been settled in their favor in an earlier case.

However, the trial court ruled that the parties and subject matter were different, dismissing the objection for lacking merit. Justice Abang noted that the trial court's ruling was interlocutory and did not warrant the haste shown by the appellant's counsel.

He emphasized that the appellant needed to obtain leave from the trial court to file a valid appeal, which had not been done.