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Mr Oba Nsugbe KC
Mr Oba Nsugbe KC
Mr Nsugbe is the single joint expert on Nigeria law. His report is helpful and clear. He summarises the Nigerian proceedings which took place from November 2023. He states the Nigerian 2015 legislation is the equivalent of the UK Domestic Abuse Act 2021. He summarises its effect. He also summarises the 2003 Act, pointing out the many orders that can be made protecting children in their best interests.
He states that: “In very general terms the reliability and enforceability of protective orders will be more efficient and reliable in England and Wales than in Nigeria.” But he notes the Nigeria domestic abuse legislation provides for an automatic power of arrest on the issuance of a protective order. He concludes making clear that:
Protective orders can be obtained in Abuja State;
Orders of the English courts, save adoption, are not enforceable;
Some protection will be offered in Nigeria through court orders depending on the particular circumstances of the case.