OGUNDARE, J.S.C. (Delivering the Leading Ruling): In the High Court of Kwara State in Suit No. KWS/OM/92/84, the plaintiffs who are the respondents in the application now before us sued one Salami Adeoti Omokewu and Suleman Durotoye Abegunde II (both of whom are now dead) and two others including Sanni Salawu Odofin Ogbu (or Ogbe), the present applicant, claiming, as per paragraph 23 of their statement of claim:
(i) A declaration that the 1st plaintiff is the bonafide appointed AROMU OF OKORE,"
(ii) A declaration that the 1st defendant's appointment as AROMU OF OKORE by the 4th defendant is null and void;
(iii) A perpetual injunction restraining the 1st defendant from parading himself as AROMU of OKORE;
(iv) An injunction restraining the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants from recognising the 1st defendant as AROMU OF OKORE.
The action proceeded to trial at the conclusion of which the learned trial Judge on February 17, 1988 found in favour of the plaintiffs and granted them the reliefs sought.
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