Juju Oaths in Customary Law Arbitration and Their Legal Validity in Nigerian Courts

Oba, Abdulmumini A

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“…Although juju is well-known in Nigeria, it is not part of the public discourse and some even believe that talking about it may bring harm upon them (AFRUCA, 2010 in Msuya, 2017). Interestingly, the Nigerian Criminal Code criminalizes several forms of juju rituals and witchcraft on the one hand, yet validates some on the other hand (Nwauche, 2008; Oba, 2008). The Oba ’s declaration and its effects however show that more discussion about this ritual, which is being used by traffickers (Ikeora, 2016) may be beneficial in tackling human trafficking.…”

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The Role of Juju Rituals in Human Trafficking of Nigerians: A Tool of Enslavement, But Also Escape

Adeyinka,

Lietaert,

Derluyn

2023

Sage Open

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In 2018, the Oba (King) of Benin city in Edo state (Nigeria), a spiritual and traditional leader with significant authority, made a public, spiritual declaration on Nigerian human traffickers (especially those originating from Edo state) and proclaimed that victims of trafficking who were bound by oaths taken during the juju rituals were free. The Nigerian trafficking network relies mainly on juju as a control mechanism to keep the victims bound and subservient to them. Based on repeated in-depth interviews with young Nigerian women and teenager teenage victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation, this article discusses how juju is used by the trafficking networks to keep their victims exploited, enslaved and indebted. Concurrently, the participants’ narratives also illustrate the important impact of the declaration of the Oba for some women and teenagers in their process to leave the trafficking networks.

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The Role of Juju Rituals in Human Trafficking of Nigerians: A Tool of Enslavement, But Also Escape

Adeyinka,

Lietaert,

Derluyn

2023

Sage Open

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“…This is true when one studies the customs of most Nigerian communities from the North to the East and the southern part of the country (Asouzu, 2001;Oluduro, 2011;Oba, 2008).…”

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Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review

Oseni

2015

International Journal of Conflict Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this study is to examine the legal framework for court-annexed dispute resolution in courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria, Malaysia and Singapore. The major part of the study is dedicated to propose reforms in the administration of justice system in the courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria and the relevance of such reforms to the ongoing reforms in the Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. Design/methodology/approach -This is an integrative literature review, which adopts a comparative approach in analyzing the conceptual framework of amicable dispute resolution in the modern world with particular reference to the Sharī'ah court. Findings -The findings of this research illustrate the adaptability of the practices in Malaysia and Singapore in the courts with Sharī'ah jurisdiction in Nigeria and the MENA region. Practical implications -An exposition of the dispute resolution processes in Islamic law reveals the relevance of these processes in modern reforms of the administration of justice system. The practical implications of this study include the streamlining of the rules and procedures of modern Sharī'ah courts in post-revolution Arab countries to allow for court-annexed amicable (alternative) dispute resolution initiatives. Originality/value -As far as it is known, this is the first conceptual study on the court-annexed dispute resolution frameworks of Sharī'ah courts in three commonwealth jurisdictions.

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“…Oba states that the supernatural plays an important role in African customary law and that oaths in particular are more extensively used in customary law arbitration among the Igbos than among other ethnic and language groups in Nigeria (Oba 2008 ;Edu 2004 ;Ejidike and Izuakor 1992 ). This is to the extent that at least parties in dispute were allowed to present their respective cases before some arbitral body.…”

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African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems

Onazi¹

2014

Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice

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Juju Oaths in Customary Law Arbitration and Their Legal Validity in Nigerian Courts

Cited by 18 publications

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The Role of Juju Rituals in Human Trafficking of Nigerians: A Tool of Enslavement, But Also Escape

The Role of Juju Rituals in Human Trafficking of Nigerians: A Tool of Enslavement, But Also Escape

Sharī‘ah court-annexed dispute resolution of three commonwealth countries – a literature review

African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems

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