UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State in SUIT NO. LD/4394/1995: MRS YETUNDE SORUNGBE and ORS (Suing as Executor/Trustees of the Estate of the late George Emmanuel Ladipo Akinsanya Da Costa) v. LAGOS STATE URBAN RENEWAL BOARD and ORS. delivered on 30th June, 2014.
In pr??cis terms, the facts which spawned this appeal are that the Appellants as Claimants before the lower Court challenged the acquisition by the authorities of the property situate at No. 125/127 Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Lagos. Contending that the Notice of Acquisition issued in respect of the property was ineffectual, the Appellants claimed the following reliefs:
1. A Declaration that the Claimants are the persons entitled to the possession of and the right of occupancy over the premises known as 15/127 Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Lagos and covered by an indenture dated the 29th day of January, 1920 registers as No. 26 at page 79 in …