Section 2 of the Law define what documents will amount to instrument under the law. In this respect, the case of Pastor J. Akinlolu Akinduro vs. Alhaji Idris Alaya NSCQR Vol. 30 2007 page 601 where the apex court per Aderemi, JSC at page 691 held:

“Under Section 2 of the Law the word "INSTRUMENT" is defined to mean a document affecting land in the state whereby one party usually called the grantor confers, transfers, limits, charges or extinguishes in favour of another party called the grantee any right or title to or interest in the state. Going by Section 15 aforesaid, an unregistered document affecting land must not be pleaded and neither is it admissible in evidence.”

See also; Agba vs. Edibi (2015) LPELR-25853 (CA); Obidina & Ors vs. Fasoyinro (2017) LPELR-42182 (CA).

• PER E.TOBI, J.C.A IN THE CASE OF CHIDI UKACHUKWU V. MR. AMOS OLATOKUNBO KUKOYI &ORS; LEGALPEDIA ELECTRONIC CITATION: LER(2019)CA/L/854/2008