ALHAJI YUNNUS BUKOYE, ESSA OF OFFA CHIEF BAYO AKINOLA OJUMU OF OFF ALHAJI OSENI OLANIYI BALOGUN OF OFFA ALHAJI ZIKIRULLAH KOLA OLLABOYE- SHAWO OF OFFA V. ALHAJI SAKA ADEYEMO MAGAJI AND HEAD OF OLUGBENSE RULING HOUSE, OFFA ALHAJI (PRINCE) ABDULRAU ADEGBOYEGA KEJI PRINCE SAKA KEJI (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF OLUGBENSE RULING HOUSE OF OFFA) ALHAJI MUFUTAU MOHAMMODU GBADAMOSI ESUWOYE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF KWARA STATE GOVERNOR, KWARA STATE AND ALHAJI JIMOH ABODUNRIN IMAM BOSERE (MAGAJI OLUGBENSE RULING HOUSE, OFFA) ALHAJI (PRINCE) ABDULRAUF ADEGBOYEGA KEJI PRINCE SAKA KEJI (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE OLUGBENSE RULING HOUSE) V. ALHAJI YUNNUS BUKOYE, ESSA OF OFFA ALHAJI KADIRI KOLAWOLE BELLO OJOMU OF OFFA ALHAJI OSENI OLANIYI, BALOGUN OF OFFA ALHAJI ZIKIRULLAH KOLA OLABOYE SHAWO OF OFFA ALHAJI MUFUTAU MOHAMMODU GBADAMOSI ESUWOYE ATTORNEY GENERAL, KWARA STATE GOVERNOR, KWARA STATE
(2016) JELR 57116 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SC. 647/2013 & SC. 648/2013
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1 Jul 2016
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Nigeria
Coram
OLABODE RHODES-VIVOUR JSC NWALI SYLVESTER NGWUTA JSC MARY UKAEGO PETER-ODILI JSC AMIRU SANUSI JSC (Read the Lead Judgment)
Appearances
Yusuf Ali SAN (with him, K. K. Eleja SAN, Lawrence John Esq., Alex Akoja Esq., S. A. Oke, N. N. Adegboye Esq.., Patricia Ikpegbu (Mrs), K. O. Lawal Esq., M.A. Adelodun Esq., Haliman Sulaiman (Miss), Safinat Lamidi (Miss), A. O. Usman Esq.) - for the Appellants .
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John Olusola Baiyeshea SAN (with him, Jacob S. Fagbemi, A
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R. S. John, Samuel Ipinlaiye, Richard S. Baiyeshea, Labake Belawu (Mrs), Olutoyese Ibitoye, Yusuf Dikko, Kayode Odetokun., A. S. Ase niba re, Ste wart Da vid, Olusi
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Akintoroye, Otele Oluwafunbi (Miss), Elizabeth Bolanle B
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Baiyeshea (Miss), Lanre Mark Aluko, Betsy Stewart (Mrs),
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Deji Adeyemi and John Samuel Opeyemi) - for 1st to 3rd Respondents
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K. A. Lawal-Rabana SAN [with him, Oyebanji Emmanuel Adeyeye Esq., Akin Akintoye II Esq., Iwalola Bello (Mrs), C Kizito Oji Esq., Tosin S. Alawode Esq., Adewale Odeleye Esq., Gbenga Oyewole Esq., Peter O. Abang Esq., Rukayat
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O. Ojo-Oba (Miss).] - for the 4th Respondents.
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Kamaldeen Ajibade, A. G. Kwara State [with him, F. D. Lawal (Mrs), Solicitor General; H. A. Gegele, D. C. L.; D
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M. A. Oniye C. S. C.; I. Zakari S. C. I and Priscilla Ejeh (Miss)] - for 6th and 7th Respondents .
Judgement
SANUSI JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): This appeal emanates from the judgment of the Ilorin Division of the Court of Appeal (“the lower court”, for short) delivered on 9 July 2013, which allowed the 1st to 3rd respondents’ joint appeal, and granted all the reliefs sought in the statement of claim of the plaintiffs/appellants as opposed to the decision of the trial High Court of Kwara State sitting in Offa which had on 21 July 2013 which had earlier dismissed the plaintiffs/appellants’ claim filed thereat.
This case had a chequered history. It is a case of chieftaincy tussle between Anilelerin and Olugbense ruling houses of Offa, in Kwara State of Nigeria. The tussle is basically on who is the rightful person from the two ruling house to occupy the position of Olofa of Offa on the basis of rotation after the demise of the erstwhile Olofa of Offa, Ola Mustapha Olawore Olanipekun II who was from the Anilelerin ruling house who ruled for forty (40) years and his ruling house, Anileleri…
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