“…where an accused person later retracts his confession at trial, the practice has evolved whereby the court (trial) must look for some evidence outside the confession which would make the confession probable - see Kopa Vs State (1971) 1 All NLR 151: Onochie Vs The Republic (1966) NWLR 307. The above rule is a rule of practice. The practice is designed to determine which of the two versions of events relating to the commission of the crime given by the accused concerned is likely to be the correct one - the version in the confessional statement and the new version presented by him at the trial proper. Where, in examining the surrounding facts and circumstances revealed in evidence by the witnesses, the court finds relevant facts and circumstance supporting or verifying the facts 46

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