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ADESINA
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BANKOLE & ORS

(2018) JELR 39552 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/IB/227/2011
Judges:MONICA BOLNA'AN DONGBAN-MENSEM Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria NONYEREM OKORONKWO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:A.A. Omoniyi, Esq. For Appellant Olusegun Emehin, Esq. with him, Ogunsola A. Babatunde Esq. for the 1st-4th Respondents.Mrs. I.N. Ajide-Bello (PSC, Ogun State M.O.J.) with, I.A. Ogunkeye (S.C. Ogun State M.O.J.) for the 5th-6th Respondents. For Respondent

NONYEREM OKORONKWO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): By the Judgment of the Ogun State High Court delivered on 10th June 2011 at Ilaro division thereof Per Onafowokan J, the Court granted the reliefs sought by the respondents who, against the appellants claimed as follows:-

(i) A declaration that the defendant is not a member of Alaigbo Ajaro Ruling House of Ibatefin Town in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.

(ii) A further declaration that the defendant not being a member of Alaigbo Ajaro Ruling House, the setting aside of the defendants appointment as a Baale of Ibatefin is valid, final in accordance with the custom and tradition of the Baaleship of Ibatefin Town in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State.

(iii) A declaration that the purported installation of the 1st defendant by the 2nd defendant as the Baale of Ibatefin on 10th November, 2007 is irregular, null, void and contrary to native law and custom of Ibatefin community.

(iv) Injunction restraining …

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