Madukolu jurisdiction test

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• MAGAJI VS. MATARI (2000)→

  Court

  Supreme Court of Nigeria

  Judgment date

  12 May 2000

  Case summary of Magaji vs. Matari (2000) discussing jurisdictional issues regarding inheritance and Islamic personal laws at the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

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