The law is that documents/statements admitted in evidence no matter how useful they could be, would not be of much assistance in the absence of admissible oral evidence by persons who can explain their purport. The proper person through whom a document is tendered is the maker of the document. If a person who is not the maker of the document tenders same, the Court as in this case will not attach any probative value to the document because the person tendering the document not being the maker cannot answer question arising from any Cross-examination. In the circumstance of this case, Exhibits A, C, C2 and C3 are Statements made by persons who were not 26

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