Ratification of bequest by heirs

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• GARBA V. ABDU (2002)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Kaduna Division)

  Judgment date

  13 July 2001

  Summary of the case Garba vs. Abdu (2002) focusing on Islamic inheritance law, grounds for appeal and cultural traditions under Sharia.

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