KATSINA-ALU JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): At the High Court of Lagos State in the Ikeja Judicial Division, the plaintiff brought this action against the 1st defendant. In the course of the trial, the 2nd defendant who purchased the land in dispute during the pendency of the action applied to be joined. He was accordingly joined as the 2nd defendant. The plaintiff in his amended statement of claim, claimed against the defendants jointly and severally the following reliefs: A declaration that the plaintiff is the person entitled to the statutory right of occupancy to all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at No. 2, Obasa Street, Anifowoshe,
Ikeja and more particularly described and delineated on survey plan No. ESL/A3273/89 dated 10th November, 1989 and drawn by S.O.A. Ifowodo, licensed surveyor. 2. An order setting aside the purported sale in March 1994 by Nigerland Ltd., Kingsley Ijoma and Mrs Elizabeth Dumuje of A the land, the subject matter of this action,…