JOSEPH OLUBUNMI KAYODE OYEWOLE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants here were defendants at the trial Court while the Respondents herein were the Plaintiffs. The Respondents took out a writ of summons against the Appellants in respect of a dispute over a piece or parcel of land in Maiduguri, Borno State wherein they sought the following reliefs:
A declaration that the defendants are trespassers to the land in dispute situate along Baga Road Maiduguri covered by a customary right of occupancy Nos 484 and 485 registered at the land and survey as Nos BO/731 and BO/864 on Maiduguri sheet No. 19, Maiduguri Borno State.
The sum of N500,000 damages for trespass against the defendant.
A perpetual injunction restraining the defendants either by their self, agents, servants and assigns, successor in title and any person claiming through them from further trespassing on the land in dispute.
Plus the costs of this suit.
The 1st Appellant was 1st Defendant at trial. He filed a stat…