"Indeed, it is a trite and fundamental doctrine, that in a claim for damages for trespass to land, such as in the instant case, for the claimant to succeed, he must establish exclusive possession of the land in dispute at all times material to the commission of the alleged tort by the defendant. See OLAGBEMIRO VS. AJAGUNGBADE III (1990) 3 NWLR (Pt. 136) 37; ADEBANJO VS. BROWN (1990) 3 NWLR (Pt. 141) 666; OGBU VS. ANI (1994) NWLR (Pt. 355) 128; (1994) 8 SCNJ 355; ELERAN VS. ADERONPE (2008) LPELR 3711 (CA); AWOONOR RENNOR VS. DEBOH (1935) 2 WACA 258; UMEOBI VS. OTUKOYA (1978) 4 SC 33."

Per SAULAWA, J.C.A. in OTU v. EYAH CITATION: (2017) LPELR-43534(CA)