PIUS OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the court below, the plaintiff sued the defendants jointly and severally claiming N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) being general damages for libel contained in June 29, 1985 page 11 issue of the Punch newspapers, sub-headlined LDFA to render account" with the following:
"The council also indicted the former Chairman and Association Accountant, Alhaji Gomes as operating an autonomous body while in office without keeping proper books and records or its financial transactions and assets and without being accountable to anyone."
He also claimed an injunction restraining the defendants jointly and severally by themselves, their agents or servants or otherwise from publishing the said or similar libel or and concerning the plaintiff and an apology from the defendants to be caused to be published in their newspapers in respect of the libellous article, Amended statement of claim and amended statement of defence, wi…