BITRUS GYARAZAMA SANGA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Appellants as Claimants filed suit No. YHC/115/2005 in a representative capacity against the 1st 6th Respondents as Defendants also in a representative capacity and the 7th Respondent as 2nd set of Defendants before the High Court of Bayelsa State Yenagoa Judicial Division I. T. Cocodia J., presiding claiming for the following reliefs as contained in paragraph 31 of their Further, Further Amended Statement of Claim:-
(a) A declaration that the plaintiffs family is entitled to the customary and/or statutory right of occupancy over the parcel of land known as Epie-Tolu.
(b) A declaration that the Defendants family cannot sell, lease, alienate or dispose off any part of the aforesaid land to third parties.
(c) A declaration that all sales of aforesaid plaintiffs family land to third parties by the Defendants or any other person is unlawful, illegal and so void ab initio.
(d) The sum of N10,000,000:00 (Ten Million Naira) on…