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ALHAJI ARANSI BELLO OKOMALU V. CHIEF AMINU AKINBODE & ORS

(2006) JELR 49028 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC.256/2001  •  7 Apr 2006  •  Nigeria

Coram
IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI JSC; ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU JSC; NIKI TOBI JSC; IGNATIUS CHUKWUDI PATS-ACHOLONU JSC; ALOMA MARIAM MUKHTAR JSC;

Judgement

TOBI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The case of the plaintiff/appellant is as follows: He belongs to Okomalu family of Osegere. He is the Mogaji of the family. Oyoside Okomalu a hunterand wanior, the ancestor of the plaintiff/appellant and founder of Osegere village came from Ikire Ilo near Oyo town. Okomalu first sojourned at Ajanla compound in Ibadan and from there he founded the first Osegere. As a result of war, Okomalu and his family escaped to Kadolu compound in lbadan. After the war, Okomalu retumed to re-establish Osegere. After sometime, people came to settle with him and he gave them land to build houses and to farm. The 1st defendant's ancestor, Oshunmuyiwa Abobiosan, was one of such people. Dangbowi, Odatinlo, Aroola and Ajayi Obaniyi were some of the others. Those mentioned were later made chiefs in the village by Okomalu, who was himself the Baale of Osegere. He was the first Baale there. On his death, his nine-year old son, Sangomakinde succeeded him. On theā€¦

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