AJEDANI EIGEGE V. EDOH OLOBO

RAPHAEL OLUFEMI ROWLAND, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court of Plateau State holden at Jos, this suit No. PLD/J43/85 presided over by Uloko J, (as he then was) commenced on 11th day of November, 1986. For reasons not borne by the records of the court below the suit was transferred to High Court No.3, Jos, presided over by Momoh J, who started the case de novo thereby marking the beginning of the chequered history of the case.

In the court below the case was initially instituted by the respondent and one Omada Ameh against Ehada Ogba Sarkin Iggah in Loko District of Nassarawa Local Government Area of Plateau State. At that stage the plaintiffs were seeking only an injunction against the defendant.

Subsequently, the plaintiffs amended their statement of claim in which they added more reliefs and joined two other defendants - namely Ejeh Edoh and Obulama Ikaka.

The case then proceeded against the aforementioned three defendants.

In its judgment delivered by the …