SAMUEL ILESANMI V. GABRIEL OGUNLEYE & ANOR

MOHAMMED AMBI-USI DANJUMA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of Ondo State High Court of Justice sitting at Ikare-Akoko delivered by Hon. Justice N. S. Adeyanju on the 6th day of August, 2013 in suit No. HIK/24/2008, whereat the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs/respondents suit against appellants/defendants succeeded.

The trial Court had allowed the claims of the plaintiffs now respondents for forfeiture of land granted to 1st defendant/appellant for cultivation of arable crops; and directed that appellant or anybody claiming through him to vacate the land in dispute and further ordered or restrained appellant or any person claiming through him from further entering, farming on, alienating or doing anything inimical to the interest of the 1st respondent's Iye family of Arigidi-Akoko, on the family land known to both parties as such.

The appellant felt dissatisfied with the decision and hence this appeal brought by a notice of appeal dated 6/8/2013 an…