Alienation by customary tenant

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• SODIPO V. OGIDAN (2007)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  27 April 2007

  A detailed summary of the case Sodipo v. Ogidan, addressing important legal issues surrounding family land disputes and the concept of locus standi.

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• OKPALA VS. OKPU (2003)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  31 January 2003

  Summary of the Supreme Court decision in Okpala vs. Okpu focusing on issues of customary tenancy and forfeiture of rights.

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• AGUDORO EKPE & ORS V. BEN OKE & ORS (2001)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  11 May 2001

  Summary of Agudoro Ekpe & Ors v. Ben Oke & Ors, outlining property rights and the implications of customary law in land disputes.

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