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AN APPRAISAL OF THE RIGHT TO SUE FOR THE TORT OF PRIVATE NUISANCE IN NIGERIA

Liability in the tort of nuisance can be categorised into public and private. Public nuisance is generally a crime unless where the right of an individual has been affected in which case the tortuous aspect of public nuisance will come into play. Nuisance is generally a tort against property and therefore, no cause of action could be based on nuisance unless the nuisance affects property or the enjoyment of it. Where the nuisance affects the personality of the victim liability could lie in other torts (such as negligence) but not in nuisance. This is simply based on the fact that nuisance is g…