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Customary law is an important source of nigerian law its influence on the nigerian legal system is enormous it is indigenous and reflects on the customs and cultures of the people but it is not uniform and harmonious it is fluid and diversified. Description of the impact of customary law as a source of nigeria legal system jun 10 2020 by norman bridwell pdf the impact of customary law as a source of nigeria legal system customary law by its nature is geographical and tribally sensitive and in the case of. The legal effects of customary marriage in nigeria have attracted the attention of a considerable body of literature this study would examine relatively recent publications in books newspaper articles and unpublished theses relevant to the study data that would be collected organized and analyzed critically 16 definition of terms. The nigerian legal system makes effort to bring all these aspects into consideration too these form the basis of what is termed the customary law in nigeria generally the english common law forms part of the foundation on which the nigerian legal system is built this is due to the colonization factor