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The 1st and 2nd Respondents were indebted to the defunct Gamji Bank Plc, now EcoBank Plc, in the sum of ₦191,787.38. The Bank auctioned some of their immovable properties without a valid writ of attachment. Aggrieved, the Respondents approached the High Court of Sokoto State to set aside the sale for non-compliance with due process. Their application was dismissed on 16 May 2001. However, on appeal, the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division, declared the auction illegal and set it aside on 14 May 2013.