Sharia law

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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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  • 1979 constitution section 220(1)→
  • court of appeal rules order 3 rule 5→
  • customary law not repugnant to islamic law→
  • gift made for a specific purpose→
  • heir’s capacity to institute estate proceedings→
  • ijma and consensus of islamic scholars→
  • islamic law→
  • leave to appeal on questions of islamic law→

• SETTO VS. MOTSIBBE (2001)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Kaduna Division)

  Judgment date

  13 July 2001

  Summary of Setto vs. Motsibbe, a landmark case from the Court of Appeal regarding Islamic law and divorce procedures in Nigeria.

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  • appeal to sharia court of appeal→
  • area court edict 1968, section 50(1)→
  • evidence of completion of iddah→
  • iddah→
  • inspector of area court→
  • islamic divorce→
  • khul→
  • musawa→

• SHEHU DALIBI V. AHMADU TELA (2000)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Kaduna Division)

  Judgment date

  27 April 2000

  Summary of Shehu Dalibi v. Ahmadu Tela (2000) covering key legal issues and court findings under Islamic law regarding succession and estoppel.

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  • Concurrent findings of fact→
  • Res judicata→
  • appellate interference with concurrent findings→
  • distribution of inherited farmland→
  • estoppel per rem judicatam under islamic law→
  • hauzi (long possession)→
  • islamic law of succession→
  • sharia law→