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A STUDY OF CUSTOMARY LAND LAW AND TENURE PRACTICES OF SIX COMMUNITIES OF THE LOWER BENUE RIVER VALLEY OF NIGERIA
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study is aimed at studying the customary land laws and tenurial practices of the communities of the Nigerian Lower Benue River valley. These communities are the Idomas and the Tivs of Benue state, and the Alagos, Eggon, Mada, and Gwandara peoples of Nasarawa State. The methodology adopted was a survey approach which incorporated primary data captured through questionnaire and interviews. The work has shown that in the area of study, all the land were acquired originally by settlement on virgin land. All the communities studied, except Alago, recognise inheritance as a means of acquiring l
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]The Tivs, numbering about 2 million people,5 occupy three-fifths of the land mass of Benue State of Nigeria from north-east; west-wards, the other two-fifths being occupied by the Idomas to the west6.Makar7states that the Tivs originated from Awange who begot Tiv and other children at unidentified location. According to Makar, Tiv showed warrior-like traits from youth, and broke away from his brothers to settle at Swem, some 3,000 feet above sea level, located in the mountainous region in north-western Cameroon in a district today called Nyievmbashaya.8 Tiv had two sons, Ipus ... Continue Reading
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study is aimed at studying the customary land laws and tenurial practices of the communities of the Nigerian Lower Benue River valley. These communities are the Idomas and the Tivs of Benue state, and the Alagos, Eggon, Mada, and Gwandara peoples of Nasarawa State. The methodology adopted was a survey approach which incorporated primary data captured through questionnaire and interviews. The work has shown that in the area of study, all the land were acquired originally by settlement on virgin land. All the communities studied, except Alago, recognise inheritance as a means of acquiring l
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