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acarelar-1694	ATSENUWA, Kenneth Bawo	A CRITIQUE OF DISCRIMINATORY INHERITANCE PRACTICES AND WIDOWHOOD RIGHTS UNDER ITSEKIRI CUSTOMARY LAW IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA	2021	9	.pdf	application/pdf	6551	226	44	The polygamous nature of Itsekiri marriages makes the women to be in a disadvantaged position as they do not have equal rights to polyandry and are therefore forced to compete for the attention of their husbands who is construed as their owner, lord and master.18 In addition to its polygamous nature, the fact that under Itsekiri customary law men are made to pay bride price on the women to symbolize concretization of the marriage rites is another major issue underlying the treatment of women as properties and chattels of their husband under Itsekiri customary law19Kenneth Bawo Atsenuwa’ Abstract This paper applies the doctrinal research method to identify and appraise multi-faceted and multi- dimensional discriminatory succession practices against widows under Itsekiri customary laws of South-South Nigeria.	cache/acarelar-1694.pdf	txt/acarelar-1694.txt