ALFRED P.E. AWALA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants in this appeal were the Plaintiffs at the lower court, the High Court of Justice of Osun State of Nigeria Holden at Ikirun, while the Respondents were the Defendants thereat.
The Plaintiffs' claims in their Amended Statement of Claim dated 6/6/95 are as follows:-
(a) DECLARATION that the Plaintiffs are the people entitled to the grant of statutory right of occupancy on the piece or parcel of land generally known and called Aara land situate, lying and being at Aara more particularly described in the survey plan No. CS/D/82/001/D of 6/2/95 drawn by Tunji Famobi and Co, Registered Licensed Surveyor.
(b) N100,000.00 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) damages jointly and severally for trespass committed by 1st - 9th Defendants by themselves and/or through their agents, servants and/or privies or otherwise however on the Plaintiffs' landed property situate, lying and being at Iba as the area known and called Aara land.
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