“If a party pleads and relies on traditional history as proof of root of title and fails to discharge the burden of proof, he cannot turn round and rely on acts of possession or ownership. See Awodi vs. Ajagbe (supra) at page 599 D, and Udeze vs. Chidebe (1990) 1 NWLR (Pt. 125) 141 at 160.” PER A. D. YAHAYA, J.C.A., in

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