“The settled position of law is that for the court to be competent to exercise jurisdiction over a matter, it is a necessary condition that the proper parties be identified. See Ehindimhen Vs Musa (2000) 8 NWLR (Pt.669) 540 at 569. In determining whether or not a court has jurisdiction, without delving into the merit or otherwise of the case, all that the court needs do is to look at the Writ of Summons and statement of Claim of the Claimant to establish the basis of the suit on which the Court may anchor its jurisdiction. See Adeyemi Vs Opeyori (1960) 9-20 SC 31. 

PER S.D.BAGE, J.S.C IN THE CASE OF CHIDI B. NWORIKA VS MRS. ANN ONONEZE-MADU & ORS; Legalpedia Electronic Citation: LER [2019]SC.307/2008