AMOS BAMGBOYE & ORS. V. RAIMI OLAREWAJU

S. M. A. BELGORE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiff, Raimi Olanrewaju, was before the High Court of Kwara sitting at Ilorin, claiming from the defendants (now appellants) as follows:

(i) "a declaration that the plaintiff is the rightful successor to the late Odofin Aran, Chief Salawu Adefila

(ii) a declaration that it is not yet the turn of the first defendant's branch to produce an Odofin Aran on the demise of the late Odofin Aran, Chief Salawu Adefila.

(iii) a declaration that the purported nomination of the first defendant by the second and third defendants is null and void and of no effect whatsoever and

(iv) a perpetual injunction prohibiting the first defendant from parading himself or acting as the new Odofin Aran in succession to the late Chief Salawu Adefila."

The Odofin Aran, the title that allegedly ranks next to that of Head Chief of Omu Aran, The Olomu, died and a new one had to be appointed. At a meeting presided over by the Chief Bello Olori Okes…