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‘Your Husband Can Sue You For Going Through His Phone’ – Lawyer, Stella Justice Enlightens Nigerian Wives

‘Your Husband Can Sue You For Going Through His Phone’ – Lawyer, Stella Justice Enlightens Nigerian Wives

A Nigerian lawyer, Stella Justice has said that a man can sue his wife for ‘invasion of privacy’ if she accesses his phone without consent.

The legal practitioner stated this in a Facebook post adding that a wife can equally do the same.

According to Stella, to have a strong case in the court, the husband would need to demonstrate that his wife accessed his phone with the intention to invade his privacy.

Below is what she wrote:

“Your HUSBAND can SUE you for going THROUGH his PHONE WITHOUT his CONSENT.

ACCESSING someone’s PERSONAL ELECTRONIC devices without AUTHORIZATION can be considered as INVASION of PRIVACY.

INVASION of PRIVACY is a LEGAL basis for a CIVIL LAWSUIT, even WITHIN a MARRIAGE.

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To have a STRONG CASE, the HUSBAND would need to DEMONSTRATE that his WIFE ACCESSED his PHONE with the INTENTION to INVADE his PRIVACY.

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That this CAUSED him TANGIBLE HARM, such as EMOTIONAL DISTRESS or damage to his REPUTATION.

NOTE: WIVES CAN ALSO SUE THEIR HUSBANDS for invasion of privacy.”

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