CHIEF (PRINCE) R. A. OLUSI V. ALHAJI SAIDI BISHI & ORS

ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is appeal against the judgment of IPAYE J, sitting at the Ikeja Judicial Division of the High Court of Lagos State, delivered on 17th December, 2013.

By a writ of Summons dated 20th August, 2010, the Respondents/claimants claimed the following reliefs:

(1) "A DECLARATION that the claimants are the bona-fide owners of the property now municipally described as No. 3 Idiomo Street/No. 4, Egbe Street, Isale-Eko in the Lagos State of Nigeria by virtue of the Deed of Conveyance dated the 3rd day of June, 1898 registered as No. 7 at page 13 in Volume 33 in the Register of Deeds kept in the Lagos State Lands Registry, Lagos.

(2) AN ORDER OF PERPETUAL INJUNCTION restraining the Defendant whether by himself, servants, agents or privies from meddling or seeking to interfere in the property known as No. 3 Idiomo Street/No 4, Egbe Street, Isale-Eko in Lagos State Nigeria particularly the shop thereon abutting Egbe Stree…