REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF DEEPER CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRY V. MR. JOSEPH EBHODAGHE

ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A.(Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a judgment of CANDIDE-JOHNSON, J. of the Lagos State High Court delivered on 17/01/2014. The Respondent had filed an action by way of writ of summons and amended statement of claim for the following reliefs:

"(i) A declaration by the Court that the claimant is the owner of the piece/parcel of land measuring approximately 1055.864 square Agege Lagos and registered, as No.75 Vol. 2004T at Lagos State of Nigeria lands registration.

(ii) A declaration that, the defendant is a trespass to the piece/parcel measuring approximately 1058.864 square meters situate and being at Mulero Street off Oyewole Road Mulero Agege Lagos and registered as No. 75 page 75 Vol. 2004T at the Lagos State of Nigeria, Land Registration Office Ikeja.

(iii) An order of the Honourable Court awarding the sum of N5,000,000 (five million naira) as general damages against the defendant to the claimant for trespass committed in the claimant…