Your husband can sue you for going through his phone without his consent – Nigerian lawyer warns wives
A Nigerian lawyer, Stella has disclosed that wives can be sued if they go through their husband’s phones without their consent.
According to the lawyer, this act can be described as invasion of privacy.
A man arguing with his wife
The lawyer disclosed that the husband should demonstrate or proof to court that his wife breached his privacy.
She added that this law applies to both couples; that is a woman can also sue her husband for same offense.
“Your HUSBAND can SUE you for going THROUGH his PHONE WITHOUT his CONSENT,” she wrote.
“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.
To have a STRONG CASE, the HUSBAND would need to DEMONSTRATE that his WIFE ACCESSED his PHONE with the INTENTION to INVADE his PRIVACY.
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.
