UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This an Appeal against the Ruling of the High Court of Akwa Ibom State sitting at Uyo delivered on the 24th day of February, 2009.
The Respondents as Plaintiff sued the Appellants/Defendants in the Court below and claimed as follows:
"(a) An order of possession of the bungalow building of late Godfrey Eyo in Afaha Etok Ibesikpo in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area covered by survey plan No.UUCR/1110/78 of 5th March, 1978 and building plan No.UYAPA/B:352/79.
(b) An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, their agent, privies and persons acting through them or on their instructions from interfering in any manner however or disturbing the Plaintiffs' possession of the bungalow building of late Godfrey Eyo at Afaha Etok Ibesikpo hereinbefore described.
(c) N1,000,000.00 (One Million Naira) damages."
The Respondents were forcefully removed from the bungalow which they claimed was built by their husband/fath…