SUIT NO: HOW/859/2018 – 1. MRS MABEL BIOBAKU 2.MRS. EUCHARIA NKWOPARA 3.MRS. ANGELA EKE 4.MRS. PERPETUA NNAKAOGU 5.MRS.IHUAKU CHIMEZIE VS. 1.AUGUSTINE NJEMANZE 2. SABASTINE NJEMANZE – Customary Rights Regarding Mgbala- the Nature of Mgbala- Devolution of Mgbala -Definition of Gift Inter Vivos -Acceptance of the Gift – Requirement of Writing for Gifts- Conditions on Gifts – Changing Attitudes Toward Female Children in Igbo Culture – This judgment reflects a legal decision that seeks to uphold the principles of equality and human dignity, particularly concerning women’s inheritance rights, and it condemns discriminatory customs and practices.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF IMO STATE IN THE OWERRI JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, OWERRI ON TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 BEFORE HIS...