UWAIS, C.J.N. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The respondents were the plaintiffs in the High Court of Oyo State sitting at Ibadan. The appellant, as 2nd defendant, was one of the four defendants to the claim jointly and severally brought by the plaintiffs against them seeking the following:-
"(i) Declaration that the plaintiffs are entitled to statutory right of occupancy to all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Samologbe Ologede village, Old Lagos Road, Ibadan, shown on plan No. FA11576 dated 25th March, 1983 and verged green.
(ii) Declaration that the purchase agreement dated 2nd January, 1978, in so far as it purports to sell Samologbe family land situate at Samologbe Ologede village, Old Lagos Road, lbadan, to the 2nd defendant is wrong, illegal and accordingly null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
(iii) Declaration that the purported sale of the aforesaid Samologbe family land by Salami Afolabi, Oduola Akanni, 1st defendant and 10th plaintiff, to t…