J. S. ESURUOSO & ORS V. ALHAJI AFOLABI AMBALI OGIDI

ADAMU, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The five (5) appellants herein as plaintiffs sued the respondents at the High Court of Ogun State holden at Ijebu Igbo, claiming the following reliefs:

(a) The plaintiffs’ claims is for a declaration that the 5th plaintiff is the lawfully recognized and regularly installed Basegun of Ijebu-Igbo Branch of Ogun State Traditional Healers ,- Association of Nigeria.

(b) An injunction restraining the defendant jointly and severally from interfering in any way in the functions and activities of Ogun State Traditional Healers Association or from recognizing the second defendant as Basegun of Ijebu-Igbo.

(c) An injunction restraining the second defendant from parading himself as Basegun of Ijebu-Igbo under the Ogun State’s Traditional Healers Association of Nigeria.

Upon being served with the writ of summons and the statement of claim the two defendants/respondents entered appearance and filed a joint statement of defence. Both parties then calle…