CHIEF EKPENYONG EKPO ESSIEN & ANOR V. ETUBOM INYANG EKENG EFFANGA & ORS

MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of the Cross River State High Court delivered on the 31/3/06 in Suit No. HCA/4/2001 filed by the Respondents herein against the Appellants. The claims by the respondents were as follows:

i. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from selling, leasing or dealing in any way whatsoever with "the landed properties of Edik Idim Ikot Effanga village in Akpabuyo being the vested property of Effanga Offiong House in Calabar".

ii. An order that the defendants render "an account of all monies and proceeds" that have come to into their hands from the landed properties of Edik Idim 'being properties of Effanga Offiong House, Calabar'.

iii. An order compelling the defendants 'to release all the documents, registers of all transactions pertaining to the landed properties' and refund all 'money misappropriated therein' to the plaintiffs.

iv. N1 million as damages against the defend…