A. B. WALI, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiffs as per their amended Statement of Claim ask for the following reliefs against the defendants:-
"(i) a declaration that the first plaintiff is the bona fide appointed AROMU OF OKORE
(ii) a declaration that the first defendant's appointment as AROMU OF OKORE by the 4th defendant is null and void.
(iii) a perpetual injunction restraining the 1st defendant from parading himself as AROMU OF OKORE.
(iv) an injunction restraining the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants from recognising the 1st defendant as AROMU OF OKORE."
Pleadings were dully filed and exchanged. Evidence was adduced by both parties, and at the conclusion of the hearing, the learned trial Judge, Adeniyi J, delivered a well considered judgment on February 17th 1988 in favour of the plaintiffs and granted the reliefs sought.
The defendants were not satisfied with the judgment of the trial court and so they appealed to the Court of Appeal, Kaduna Division. The Cour…