IKECHUKWU NWUDE V. OBIORAH NWUDE, CHISOM NWUDE, NWITO NWUDE

ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the decision of the Anambra State High Court, Awka Judicial Division, delivered by C.O. Nweke J. on the 8th day of May, 2012.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

The brief facts that led to the institution of this appeal are that by a Further Amended Statement of Claim dated the 17th day of January, 2012 the Appellant as Plaintiff in the Court below instituted this action, the subject of this appeal against the Respondents as Defendants, jointly and severally claiming against them the following reliefs to wit:

i. Declaration that the LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF MADAM UMERAH NWUDE DATED 27TH SEPTEMBER 1989 is null and void to the extent where it refers to compound allegedly knows as and called “NGULU BE UMERAH NWOBU NWUDE” and the six rooms storey building including one under construction which the deceased bequeathed to the four sons of Nwobu Nwude according to Awka native law and customs shown in Plan No. EP/AN635/…