#OBSCURELEGALFACTSBY AROME ABU
PENALTY FOR FORCEFUL EVICTION FROM HOME, BY HUSBANDS AND
WIVES
In Nigeria, it is an offence for a man to forcefully evict his
wife from the home, or refuse her access into it.
It is also an offence for a wife to forcefully evict her husband
or deny him access into the home.
PENALTY
-Fine-N300,000
-Imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both
It is also an offence to incite or aid a person to forcefully
eject his/her spouse.
In Africa, owing to the cultural misconception that it’s the
husband who owns the house, many women face forceful ejection when
the marriage gets frosty.
See Section 9 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition)
Act.
Arome Abu is the Principal Partner of TCLP.
CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.
Obscure Legal Facts is an exclusive daily publication of THE
COUNSEL L-P.
Plot 108 Idris Gidado
Way, Wuye, Abuja.
abuarome@gmail.com
+234 803 262 2359
+234 708 1156 539.
Twitter: @TheCounseLP
#OBSCURELEGALFACTSBY AROME ABU
PENALTY FOR FORCEFUL EVICTION FROM HOME, BY HUSBANDS AND
WIVES
In Nigeria, it is an offence for a man to forcefully evict his
wife from the home, or refuse her access into it.
It is also an offence for a wife to forcefully evict her husband
or deny him access into the home.
PENALTY
-Fine-N300,000
-Imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or both
It is also an offence to incite or aid a person to forcefully
eject his/her spouse.
In Africa, owing to the cultural misconception that it’s the
husband who owns the house, many women face forceful ejection when
the marriage gets frosty.
See Section 9 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition)
Act.
Arome Abu is the Principal Partner of TCLP.
CAVEAT: Note that this information is provided for general
enlightenment purposes and is not intended to be any form of legal
advice.
Obscure Legal Facts is an exclusive daily publication of THE
COUNSEL L-P.
Plot 108 Idris Gidado
Way, Wuye, Abuja.
abuarome@gmail.com
+234 803 262 2359
+234 708 1156 539.
Twitter: @TheCounseLP