DEACON FESTUS DIKE & ORS V. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE ANAMBRA STATE & ORS

CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Anambra State, Nnewi Judicial Division in suit no. HN/MISC.94/2012 delivered on 25/2/2014 Coram Otti J.

The Appellants as Applicants filed this suit in the lower Court under the Fundamental Rights Enforcement Procedure Rules claiming the following reliefs:

1. A declaration that the Applicants are entitled to an order of this Honourable Court for the enforcement of their fundamental rights to the payment of compensation by the Anambra State Government and the 2nd Respondent for 75% of their immovable property, that is to say, their large pieces or parcels of land compulsorily acquired, taken over and appropriated by the Anambra State Government and the 2nd Respondent traditionally known as and called 'Ukoloedo land and its environs, the said environs of Ukoloedo land of which consist of New Motor Spare parts, food stuffs, provisions, clothing, shoes, costumes, aba…