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(g) The defendant is then asked to respond to same by either admitting the claim
or denying same,
(h) Where the defendant admits the claim the case ends there and judgment is
entered for the plaintiff based on the admission,
(i) Where the defendant denies the claim, the plaintiff is asked to produce his
witnesses which, in pecuniary claims or actions based on claim of properties
of monetary value, must be:
(a) Two male witnesses or;
(b) One male witness and two female witnesses or;
(c) One male accompanied with the claimant's oath or;
(d) Two female witnesses and claimant's oath,
The claimant’s oath in (c) and (d) above complements the second witness
which cannot be found by the plaintiff to establish his claim before the court.
5. Where the plaintiff has proved his case as outlined above, the defendant is
asked to defend the case by calling witnesses to disprove or dislodge the
plaintiff's claim in line with the procedure for proof adopted by the plaintiff
above.
6. After this the court then analyses the totality of the evidence adduced by the
two sides and passes its judgment accordingly. See on this the case of
Dahiru Gaya Vs Uwani (2007) 3 S. L. R. PT IV page 138.
What distinguishes a Cadi from other stakeholders in the arena of dispute
settlement is the evidence upon which his decisions are based and founded. Where
this distinctive feature of proof is lacking from a court proceedings, the
proceedings of that court, cannot be called a judicial proceedings, and no matter