A Nigerian lawyer has said that contrary to the public perception, there is nothing like signing divorce papers in matrimonial jurisprudence in Nigeria.
The Nigerian lawyer @egi_nupe__, stated this while reacting to a recent interview granted by Maureen Ezissi, ex-wife of actor, Blossom Chukwujekwu, where she stated that they are technically still married as she is yet to sign their divorce papers. Read here.
Reacting via X, the Nigerian lawyer said the signing of divorce papers is alien to Nigerian laws. Explaining how divorce in Nigeria works, the lawyer wrote;
‘’Contrary to the public perception about “signing divorce papers” there’s nothing like that in our matrimonial jurisprudence. I blame this on nollywood for misleading the public by copying the American style sheepishly.
Under the Nigerian law, there are three known types of marriages: statutory marriage, islamic marriage and Customary marriage. This, dissolution of marriage is dependent on the type of…
Source: Linda Ikeji
