This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu. The Respondent as plaintiff commenced the action at the High Court of Justice, Awka Judicial Division, in the then Anambra state of Nigeria vide a writ of summons dated 16th December, 1986. By the further Amended Statement of Claim dated 27th June, 2001, the respondent claimed against the appellants as follows:- i. A declaration that the plaintiffs are entitled to a Statutory Right of Occupancy over the said premises of Saviour's Apostolic Church of Nigeria situate at Awka, the annual value of which is about N10.00. ii. General damages for trespass N2,000,000.00. iii. Injunction restraining the defendants by their servants, agents or workmen from further interfering with the church premises aforesaid at Awka, or in any other manner inconsistent with the ownership and or possession of the said premises by the plaintiffs. iv. Return of the properties of the church aforesaid named at paragraph 15 above or their estimated value thereof. v. Account for all the monies found to be due to the plaintiffs which the defendants collected from S.A.C. Awka or accrued to them by virtue of remaining and or utilizing the church and/or by still holding out themselves as ministers of the said S.A.C. and payment to the plaintiffs or into the Court for plaintiffs' use, starting from the 29th of December, 1977 till judgment in this case. After considering the evidence of parties and the final submissions of respective counsel, the Trial Court entered judgment for the Respondent and granted all the above reliefs, except the claim for return of various vehicles by the Appellants to the Respondent which was dismissed. Dissatisfied with the judgment of the High Court, the appellants filed a Notice of Appeal dated 25th September, 2007 and subsequently by leave of Court filed additional Grounds of Appeal dated 10th March, 2007. On the 30th June, 2014, the Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of the High Court, dismissing the appeal for lacking in merit, hence an appeal to the Supreme Court.

On the whole, the Court found no merit in the appeal and accordingly dismissed same.

Ogwu James Onoja, SAN, with him, Noah Abdul, Esq., M.A. Ebuke, Esq., and Mimi Ayua, Esq. For Appellant(s) Ikechukwu Onuoma, Esq. with him, Daniel Aloh, Esq. For Respondent(s)

ACTION - CLAIM(S)/RELIEF(S) - Position of the law where there is a claim that falls within the jurisdiction of two Courts

ACTION – CLAIM(S)/RELIEF(S) – Position of the law where there is a claim that falls within the jurisdiction of two Courts

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