CHIDIEBERE NWAOMA UWA, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The appeal is against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division (hereinafter referred to as the court below), delivered on 24th August 2017, which set aside the decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (hereinafter referred to as the trial court), delivered on 11th December 2014.
The essential facts of the appeal are that the appellants “as Plaintiffs” took out a writ of summons filed on 19th June 2012 and an amended statement of claim against the respondents as "Defendants" seeking the following reliefs:
“a. A declaration that the demolition of Angwan-Iya and and Angwan-Audu Villages of Toge Community by the defendants on or about the 14/5/12 is illegal, unlawful, and a deprivation of the plaintiffs' right to own and reside in their ancestral home, having not been compensated and/or resettled by the defendants.
b. A declaration that the wanton destruction of the plaintiff's movable and househol…