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The Right to Female Succession-Inheritance Under Native Laws and Customs in Nigeria: An Affront to Justice

Abstract

The article highlights the right of women to inheritance and succession among the ethnic groups particularly the four sampled groups; Igbo, Yoruba, Benin and Hausa/ Fulani which is somewhat worrisome to any discerning mind. This is because of the inherent discrimination associated with the intestate succession/inheritance under the various native laws and customs practiced by our ethnic groups in Nigeria. However, what is most worrisome is that in spite of these concerns, the impact of advocacy and public engagements on this subject at different fora is yet to be felt and translated into gender equality in favour of the females who are the primary victims of gender violence and discrimination. The aim of this article is to examine female succession/ inheritance under the Native Laws and Customs of different ethnic groups in Nigeria. In order to achieve this aim, the researcher adopted doctrinal research method.  The method makes use of both primary and secondary source materials dealing with the subject under review. In the course of the article, the researcher discovered that the said oppressive, and obnoxious customary law practices from most of the ethnic groups studied were contrary to the expressed constitutional provisions on fundamental rights as well as other international human rights instruments. Based on our findings, it is recommended that national legislations to deter or prohibit discriminatory inheritance/succession right under the native laws and customs against female inheritance rights be put in place with strong advocacy and enlightenment programme against the practice.

Keywords: Customs, Inheritance, Justice, Nigeria, Right, female succession, native laws

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37745/gjplr.2013

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