- Haruna V. AGF (2012) ALL FWLR pt 632 p
1617 at 1636.
- Ibrahim V. Ogunleye (2012)1 NWLR pt 1282 p
489.
- Enemchukwu V. Okoyo (2018) ALL FWLR pt
929 p 226 p 249.
- Ogu V. M.T.E.M.C.S.
With the provisions of Sections 14 and 15 of the
Evidence Act, 2011 and some of the cases decided by
the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal on this
point, one is tempted to ask whether the proviso to
Section 2 of the Evidence Act, 2011, limited the role
“any other Act or legislation” can play in the
admissibility
of
any
piece
of
evidence
when
confronted or is in conflict with the provisions of the
Evidence Act, 2011.
For the purpose of the proviso to Section 2 of the
Evidence Act, 2011, the entire provisions of the said
Section 2, is hereby reproduced below as follows:“For the avoidance of doubt, all evidence
given in accordance with Section 1, unless
excluded in accordance with this or any other
Act or any other legislation validly in force in
Nigeria, be admissible in judicial proceedings
to which this Act applies.
Provided that admissibility of such evidence
shall be subject to all such conditions as may
be specified in each case by or under this Act.”
In my humble view, by the phrase “admissibility of
such evidence shall be subject to all such conditions
as may be specified in each case by or under this Act,
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