SOTONYE DENTON WEST, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court of Kwara State delivered on 29th September, 2006 by Honourable Justice J.F. Gbadeyan granting all the reliefs of the Plaintiffs/Respondents except one.
The Appellants are represented by Adewale Olatunde Esq, while the Respondents are represented by O. J Adeseko Esq. The Respondents vide their Amended Statement of Claim in paragraph 27 prayed for the following reliefs.
1. A Declaration that the 1st Plaintiff is the authentic Village Head of Bacita having been duly nominated by the Bacita kingmakers and turbaned as Village Head of Bacita on the 9th April 1998.
2. A Declaration that the purported appointment of the 1st Defendant by the 2nd Defendant as the Village Head of Bacita is null, void and of no effect whatsoever.
3. AN ORDER of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st Defendant from paragraph(sic) himself as the Village Head of Bacita or acting in any way as the …