:_ ':·~~< :::· .·~ ··. "'' :, ·:: . . ·- -·--·-··-·· ..., • .. ' :- . lf · ~. ;i,} : i : , urthif1ore, The_ Defendant counsel h~S also noted in his final written -addfe7?: that Se_ct10 _17 of the ,Admini~I,~ation of Criminal Justic~ Act "ff . was 9ompl1ed 1th whi~e .•re,;o,~din/g E~h_ibit "C" the Confessional Stat~i f n~ adm1tt~ .. as Exh1b1t C aft~r :trial wi.thin trial. . The said . sect1on:,. ,~~ pr6vides th . s·: ·· ' .: i : ·• ;·, . · ' I 1 I ·• ;?suit1~~;~;;· ;. ~~Y ' ') _be taken /in the presence · of a' Legal · • P!pl1t1oner . hts Cho,ce ...... ". , . The co~rtl found th t the said Exhibit "C" was not taken in the presence of a teg~I practi ioner however; ifs my humble view that the acjn:,issipqity the said Exhibit~. is not /adver sely affected. Admissibility · 9f' ev1C~f nf e IS gov rned by secti~n .6 Eviqence Act and once a ~,l,~~e;_ v1d~nce . s .r~levant and- ~t 1s 9~1s~1?le in law, 1t 1s admissible ~!l -..~,v1df:11ce. 1rresp ct1ve of ho~ 1t w9s: pbtamed ; · See FAWEH:I NMI V ~BA (Noj 2] 2 NW R [pt. 105] 558 sci It has also been held that the c9urt yYil;I not in uire into the methlods by which the parties have opt9:ifl~d/their evi ence . See KARUMA V11 R. (1955]+ 197. Again under sectio;~~ 14 and 1 (?f the E~i.d,e_nce Aft, Courts are permitted to admit evidence! improp~ !'y obtained or in co~travention of any law. ·. See a-1s·o·EFFI.O NG, S STATE (201'7) 2 NWtR :p t 1549 205 at226 Paras A~ :°f rf:.the_ 1 9{ 1 1 1 i'~w, it is my hu.mble opinion ~~ t:it:~standing . he above position o / ·thtl• I f ' "IV! · y" as used in section17 of the Administration of the ctimina'I •Justice '. r,ct, 201s: stated adove, is ·merely director~ .and not t~ at,t rie w:ord rry and<ttory. Bes1/jes, sectI0~ ·~ of / Evidence Act supra regulates misSibility of ~' document as far j s_la.w of ev1~ence_ 1s concerned. -o.re so~ it wa~ • not shown •that t ~e· [D:efendant . provided any legal P taditl◊ner who / wa~ said to h~ve ~ee'n Ll"efLised audience. The court f ~n . 0;9served tr~t ·, t was during t ~1a_ l..of the cas.e that th~ .Defence 901ull!lse1 ·wa~ ..apA.,o~nt~d to . defe~d t 1e ~efenda.nt .. ~hus Exh1.b1~:·:•C w~s 1. . -1 ~-r oper.~v 1adm1tt~? in line with evtden Te Act and I so hold. a· rc: · ' !'I. J; SUIT NO. 0/49c/201,~_: THE '· . st ATE :~S CHIBU!KE DURU Judgment delivered/on 19/04/2018 . .. .t Page I8