JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Journal of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
ISSN: 1597-0396
DOI: 10.5987/UJ-JSMS
Email: jsms@universityjournals.org
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF A VALID STATUTORY AND CUSTOMARY LAW WILL IN NIGERIA
DOI: 10.5987/UJ-JSMS.16.016.1 | Article Number: FFC62E16 | Vol.10 (3) - September 2015
Author: TOM PATRICIA IZUKA
Keywords: Essential, Requirements, Valid, Statutory, Customary, Law Wills
Irrespective of marital status, cultural, religious, or tribal background, every Nigerian has the right to dispose of his property in accordance with the provisions of Statutory and Customary Law Wills. The reluctance in making a Will or the making of an invalid Will has created a lot of problems for the members of the testator’s family leading to legal battle as to who has right of succession. This article is therefore intended to canvass for the need to make a valid will by discussing the essential requirements of a valid statutory or customary law Wills in Nigeria.