Nigerian Evidence Act 2011

Section 16 - What customs admissible.

(1) A custom may be adopted as part of the law governing a particular set of circumstances if it can be judicially noticed or can be proved to exist by evidence.

(2) The burden of proving a custom shall lie upon the person alleging its existence.

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