PURIFICATION TECHNIQUE (NIG.) LTD CHIEF LATEEF OLAYINKA ADO ALHAJI SAMINU SALIU ALHAJI SHAMUSIDEEN ABU (FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE ADO CHIEFTAINCY FAMILY JOINED BY ORDER OF COURT DATED 9 MAY 1994) V. RUFAI JUBRIL SULE RAMONU SUNMOLA OSENI ALHAJI BASHIRU SALAMI AGBAJE OBA SUNDAY ADELAKUN (4TH AND 5TH RESPONDENTS SUBSTITUTED FOR KEHINDE EMIABATA AND OLAYIWOLA ALLI, BY ORDER OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT MADE ON 6 JULY 2009 FOR THEMSELVES AND ON BEHALF OF THE ODAN PARAPO FAMILY) LT. COL. M. MUHAMMED MRS. ADESUWA BALOGUN MRS. MABEL OMOZE LT. E. SEIDE SGT. J. OSAGIEDE

NGWUTA JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): In the writ of summons issued at the High Court of Lagos State in the Ikeja Judicial Division on 29 February1992, the 1st appellant was the plaintiff who claimed against the 1st - 9th defendants (respondents) as follows:

“(a) A damage for trespass by the defendants jointly and severally to all the buildings and structure erected on a twenty (20) acres of land and premises lying, being and situate at kilometre 15 along Badagry Expressway, Lagos which is better defined in the portion edged RED in plan No. ROC/LA1/90 of 15 June 1990 drawn by R. Oluwole Coker, Licensed Surveyor, a copy of which is delivered herewith.

(b) An order for the ejectment of the defendants, their servants , agents or any person claiming transfer under them, from the land in dispute.

(c) An order of perpetual injunction restricting the defendants, whether by themselves, their servants, agents or howsoever from committing or continuing to commit any further acts of trespas…