NNAEMEKA-AGU, JSC (Delivering The Leading Judgment): This is an appeal by the Defendants against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Division, which had set aside the judgment of Aboderin, J. sitting in an Ibadan High Court.
The claim before the High Court was as follows:
"1. Declaration that the purported sale and Conveyance of ALL THAT piece or parcel of land described in the Deed of Conveyance dated 24th August, 1973 and registered as No. 17 at page 17 in Volume 1524 of the Lands Registry in the Office at Ibadan forming part of the plaintiffs family land known as Ayanwemi Omosowon family land situate lying and being at Oke Ogbere Iwo Road, Ibadan originally belonging to Ayanwemi Omosowon (Deceased) is null and no effect as the said sale was improperly and wrongfully made by the 2nd and 3rd Defendants to the 1st Defendant without the knowledge and/or consent of the plaintiff and other principal members of Ayanwemi Omosowon Family.
2. An order setting aside the said Deed of C…