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THE ACQUISITION, USE AND EXPLOITATION OF LAND BY ADVERSE POSSESSION UNDER NIGERIAN LEGAL JURISPRUDENCE

The concept of land ownership and rights over land are critical aspects of Nigerian property law.Various legal doctrines regulate how individuals can acquire, use, and exploit land that they do not own.The three significant legal concepts in this regard are prescription, easements, and profits à prendre.This paper examines deeply how an adverse possessor acquires land by prescription, easement and exploitation of land for profit.This is achieved by the use of doctrinal method of research which employed primary and secondary use of data.The paper found that these doctrines are particularly rele…