MUHAMMAD JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): At the lower court, Rivers State High Court, coram Okocha J., the appellant as the plaintiff A claimed against the respondents herein, thereat the defendants, as follows: “1. A declaration that the plaintiff’s appointment, selection and installation as the Chief/Head of Eliesara Compound in Obio/ Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State is proper and in line with Ikwerre native law and customs as applicable to Oginigba town and it is still subsisting.
A declaration that the defendants their servant and agent has no justifiable reason at all to attempt to remove or remove the plaintiff as the Chief/Head of Eliesara Compound Oginigba town in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers
State and has no justifiable reason at all to replace him with the 7th defendant or any person at all.
A declaration that the 8th defendant has no right and power under Ikwerre native law and custom to crown and install the 7th defendant or any other person…