CHIEF GABRIEL FOLORUNSO OJO & ANOR V. CHIEF SAMUEL DADA AKINYEMI

PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Respondent herein as Plaintiff at the Ekiti State High Court, claimed at Paragraph 50 of his statement of claim dated 20th July, 2010 and filed on the 21st July, 2010, the following reliefs:

(i) A Declaration that by the Native Law and Custom of Esun-Ekiti of Ekiti State and in compliance with the Government views on the Oluwole Chieftaincy Review Commission, 1982, the plaintiff is the Second-in-Rank to the Elesun and the Head (Olori) of Agba Esun of Esun-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

(ii) An Order of Perpetual Injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from parading himself forthwith as the Head (Olori) of Agba-Esun and performing or cause to be performed by him all or any of the functions/role of the Head (Oloro of Agba-Esun both at Ujo-Owuro and Ujo-Agba Esun.

(iii) An Order of perpetual injunction restraining the 2nd Defendant, Elesun-in-Council, his Council of Chiefs, Agents, Servant and Privie…