Judgment

OBA ADEGBOYEGA OSUNBADE (ADEYELU II) (THE OLUGBON OF ORILE IGBON) FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE OLUGBONCHIEFTAINCY FAMILY) OBA BELLO AYINLA ADESITE II (THE ONIKOYI OF IKOYI ILE FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE ONIKOYI CHIEFTAINCY FAMILY) OBA JIMOH OYEYEMI OLOYEDE (THE ARESADU OF IRESADU FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE ARESADU CHIEFTAINCY FAMILY) OBA S.O. OYEDIRAN LAGBAMI OSEKUN II (THE ONEPETU OF IJERU CHIEFTAINCY FAMILY) OBA SAMUEL OLANIYI AYOOLA AGUNBIADE (THE ALAJAWA OF AJAWA FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE ALAJAWA CHIEFTAINCY FAMILY) ....... APPELLANTS AND OBA JIMOH OLADUNNI OYEWUNMI (AJAGUNGBADE III) GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE A.AJALA, ESQ (THE ASSISTANT CHIEF DEEDS REGISTRAR) ....... RESPONDENTS

Court: Supreme Court of Nigeria
Division: Abuja
Date: 04/05/2007

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the majority judgment of the Court of Appeal in respect of dismissing the suit instead of striking it out, and remitted the case back to the Oyo State High Court for hearing de novo by another Judge…

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