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THE ROLE OF THE CUSTOMARY COURT IN PROTECTING NIGERIAN CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS AND DANCE. BY  HON. EHUSANI ABEL SIMPA INTRODUCTION Dance is the animate expressions of native laws and customary practices. Unlocking the culture and content of Africa’s oldest art form truly has a multifaceted dimension. Customary laws are known to be largely unwritten. This is why dance has always been recognized as a medium through which cultural realities are appreciated, perpetuated and developed. Unity in diversity has been the most desirable expression of the preferred reality in Nigeria. with 36 state and the Federal Capital Territory, this great country has a population so colorful with peculiarities inherent in different languages, custom, culture, tradition and belief systems. In Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, there is the conspicuous enthusiasm of urbanization which accounts for the identifiable presence of residents who speak diverse native languages and subscribe to different cultural and