PAN OCEAN OIL CORPORATION (NIGERIA) LIMITED V. MR. SUNNY MENE-OKOTIE (SUING FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF IMENE OKOTIE FAMILY OF IFOLE)

SAULAWA JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): The A present appeal is against the judgment of the Federal High Court, holden at Asaba, delivered on 29 June 2012, in suit No. FHC/ ASB/CS/52/2010. By the judgment in question, the court below, coram I. N. Buba, J.; granted all the reliefs sought by the respondent against the appellant.

Background facts :

Both parties are ad idem , regarding the fact that the genesis of the instant appeal dates back to 19 May 2010. That was indeed the day the respondent filed in the court below the said suit, vide a writ of summons, and statement of claim, claiming against the appellant the following reliefs:

“(a) The sum N75,194,886.13 (seventy-five million, one hundred and ninety-four thousand, eight hundred and eighty-six naira, thirteen kobo) as special and general damages due and payable as compensation in accordance with the provision of the Oil Pipeline Act, 1990, for the acquisition of plaintiffs’ land for the construction of oil pipeline at I…