A Nigerian lawyer, Stella, has stated that a man can decide to file a lawsuit against his wife for accessing his phone without consent.
The lawyer who stated this in a Facebook post on Sunday, January 26, said that a wife can equally do the same.
She stated that such can be considered as invasion of privacy and the aggrieved party can sue.
The legal practitioner stated that accessing someone’s electronic devices without authorisation is a legal basis for a civil lawsuit even in marriage.
”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. ”
