THE INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF THE JAMAT-UL-MUSLIMEEN COUNCIL OF LAGOS A.K.A. LAGOS CENTRAL MOSQUE ALHAJI (IMAM) ABDUL LATEEF ADAMS (GENERAL SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE JAMAT- UL-MUSLIMEEN COUNCIL OF LAGOS CENTRAL MOSQUE (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF JAMAT-UL-MUSLIMEEN COUNCIL) ALHAJI (CHIEF) ABDUL WAHAB IYANDA FOLAWIYO, BABA ADINNI OF LAGOS, CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND TRUSTEES AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE JAMAT-UL-MUSLIMEEN (COUNCIL OF LAGOS) LAGOS CENTRAL MOSQUE ALHAJI BASHIRU A. SHITTA-BEY ALHAJI (CHIEF IMAM) GARUBA AKINOLA IBRAHIM V. HON. (CHIEF) T.A. BANKOLE OKI, CON, SAN OMOBA MURPHY ADETORO ALHAJA IYABO GRILLO (ALL TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF ABIBU-OKI BALOGUN (DECEASED), FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF ABIKU- OKI DESCENDANTS) ALHAJI TRIMISIYU ADEMOLA OKI IN RE: ALHAJI BASHIRU ISMAIL BASHORUN ALHAJI (CHIEF) SIKIRU ALABI MACFOY (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE JAMAT-UL- MUSLIMEEN COUNCIL OF LAGOS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LAGOS CENTRAL MOSQUE) ALL FWLR INC. TRUS. OF THE JAMAT-UL-MUSLIMEEN COUNCIL OF LAGOS V. OKI

JAURO JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): The applicants herein brought this application pursuant to a motion on notice dated 23 January 2009 and filed on 26 January 2009 praying this courtfor the following orders: “(1) An order for leave to substituteAlhaji Bashiru Ismail Bashorun and Alhaji (Chief) Sikiru Alabi Macfoy, the applicants herein , respectively for Alhaji (Imam) Abdul Lateef Adams and Alhaji (Chief) Abdul Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo, who were respectively the 2nd and 3rd defendants/appellants herein but who are now both deceased. (2) And such further order or orders as this honourable court may deem fit to make in the circumstances.”

In support of the application is an affidavit of 25 paragraphs, deposed to by Alhaji Bashiru Adio Sulaimon of 28/30, Offin Road, Lagos Island and an assistant secretary in the employment of Jamat-Ul-Muslimeen Council of Lagos. Exhibited along with the application are six (6) documents marked exhibits ‘A’to ‘F’. In further support of the application …