OGIEFO V. HRH JAFARU & ORS (2024) LPELR-62942(SC)

THE SUPREMACY OF CODIFIED CUSTOMARY LAW OVER UNCODIFIED OR UNREGISTERED CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS “In any case, the settled law is that a codified or enacted or registered declaration of customary law has statutory force and remains the exclusive determinant of what the relevant customary law is. The existence of such codified or enacted customary law […]