Principle

LAND LAW — Customary Land Tenure — Head of Family Cannot Transfer Family Land as Personal Property

Court: Supreme Court

A head of family cannot sell family land as personal property. The principle applies to customary land law. Such a transfer is void. The rule protects family property. The purchaser acquires no title. The principle is well-established.

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