HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the judgment of the Ogun State High Court, sitting at Abeokuta in Suit No: AB/25/2009, delivered by The Hon. Justice P. A. Onamade on the 24th day of June, 2013.
The Respondents in this appeal were the Claimants at the Court below, while the Appellant was the Defendant. The Respondents as Claimants had taken out a Writ of Summons against the Appellant, wherein they prayed the Court below to grant them the following reliefs as per Paragraph 37 of the Amended Statement of Claim:
"38. WHEREOF the Claimants claim against the Defendant as follows:
(i) Declaration that the detention of the 2nd Claimant's title documents registered as No.59 at page 59 in Volume 1853 of the Lands Registry, Ibadan, by the Defendant on account of a debt long settled inspite of repeated demand is illegal, unlawful and unconscionable.
(ii) The sum of N285,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Eight-Five Million Naira) being special damages …