EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (EJSS)

Effect of the Nigerian Constitution on the Implementation of Islamic Inheritance Law among the Yoruba

E-ISSN: 4899-5667

P-ISSN: 1450-2267

DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/778

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Jamiu Majeed, Gero Ahmad PhD & Shittu Abdulazeez PhD

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