ALH. MOHAMMADU HASSAN (SARKIN DOYA OF ADUDU) ALH. SULEIMAN ERA (THE OSOHO OF AGWATASHI) ALH. AHMADU MOHAMMADU (THE SANGARI OF DADDERE) MALLAM MADAKI AKPAKI (THE SANGARI OF RIRI) ALH. ABDULLAHI ADUDU ALH. ABUBAKAR APESHI ALH. UMARU MOHAMMED MALLAM MOHAMMADU GALADIMA IN THE MATTER OF:- ALH. IBRAHIM ATANYI (THE OSAGYE OF OBI) MR. ORUME ALAGA (MAKWANGIJI) ABDULLAHI OKOSHI (WAZIRI) ALH. ABUBAKAR ONYAPA OGGAH USMANYI ADI IBRAHIM LANGALANGA OGIRI AGAMA ALHAJI ALIYU ADI ALH. IBRAHIM OKPOSHI ALH. ALIYU ARIKA PRINCESS ONYELA AGAMA (SUING FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF OBI COMMUNITY) V. THE MILITARYGOVERNOR OF PLATEAU STATE THE ATTORNEY-GENERALOF PLATEAU STATE

MUKHTAR, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The appellants, who were not parties to suit No. PLD/LF.13/93 before the High Court of Plateau State holden at Lafia sought to be joined as co-defendants, but their application was refused. The reliefs sought by the plaintiffs as per the ruling of the lower court are as follows:-

(1) A declaration that in accordance with age-long tradition, native law and custom, the usages and unwritten constitution of the Obi Community, the title of the Chief is “The Osuko of Obi.”

(2) A declaration that the Chief of Obi as Osagye of Obi has never been known to the age-long tradition, native law, custom, the usages and the unwritten constitution of the Obi Community.

(3) A declaration that by virtue of their native law and custom , the eligibility to the stool of the Osuko of Obi is only open to the male descendants of the Royal Families in Obi alone.

(4) A perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, privies or howsoever otherwise named …