TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is the judgment in respect of the appeal filed by the Defendant (now Appellant) against the decision of the Federal High Court which sat at Owerri in suit No; FHC/OW/CS/155/2011, BETWEEN NELSON AHANWA and ORS v. NIGERIA AGIP OIL COMPANY LIMITED decided on 19/1/2012.
The claim of the Claimant can be captured from paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 17 of their statement of claim thus:-
1. The Claimant is a member of Umuahanwa family of Umueziadi Kindred of Umutoguma village, Oguta, in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State and have the authority and consent of other members of the family to bring this action. The Claimant also prosecutes this action through their attorney, IKESCO CONTRACTING COMPANY LIMITED.
2. The Defendant is a company incorporated in Nigeria with her District Office in Port Harcourt and engages in the prospecting, exploration and exploitation of oil in all her oil fields and location including her Akri/O…