OBA KAMORUDEEN ANIMASHAUN CHIEF B. A. OLUFOWOBI V. THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LAGOS STATE ALHAJI (CHIEF) M. A. BALOGUN AGBAJE III

GALADIMA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The plaintiffs’ claim as amended in their further amended writ of summons dated 29/6/ 2001 are as follows: “1. A declaration that the title of “Olu Epe of Epe” is a chieftaincy title of a chief and is not that of an Oba (King).

A declaration that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants have no powers to make a declaration and/or proclamation and/or install any holder of the title of Olu Epe of Epe as an Oba and/or upgrade the title of Olu Epe to that of an Oba without following or complying with the laid down procedure thereof under the Obas and Chiefs Law No. 6 of 1981, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria (now Cap. 138 Laws of Lagos State, 1994) and any other Law regulating chieftaincies or the upgrading of chieftaincies. An order of injunction restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd defendants, their servants and/or agents from approving, declaring, proclaiming, installing or otherwise treating any holder or intending holder of the title of Olu Epe of Epe as a…