KOLAWOLE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the plaintiffs/appellants against the judgment of Desalu, J. delivered on 4th February, 1983, sitting at the Ikeja Judicial Division of the Lagos State High Court. By their amended writ of summons the plaintiffs had claimed:
(1) A declaration that they are entitled to a Statutory Right of Occupancy or in the alternative a Customary Right of Occupancy in respect of all the piece and parcel of land situate along Lagos Ikorodu Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State which land is more particularly shown and delineated by beacon Nos. WN. 2722 and WN. 2723 respectively and verged red in the plan No. L and L.C.B 21 registered with the Deed of Grant dated 28th day of December, 1959 and registered as No. 17 at page 17 in vol. 358 of the land registry, Ibadan.
(2) Possession of the said land
(3) Perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents or servants and privies from repeating or continuing the acts of trespass to the s…