Due to Nigeria’s historical link with England, English laws form a large part of Nigerian laws. Nigeria was colonized by England and had its legal system introduced by England. Nigerian jurists in the formative period of laws were trained in the legal system and so it would be hard to suddenly change the entire system. Nigeria has retained the English laws as stated by the Supreme Court in Ibidapo v. Lufthansa Airlines. According to section 315(1) of the constitution, existing laws remain in force unless repealed or declared invalid. The laws from the English which are applicable in Nigeria are of two kinds.
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