though made effort to retract same by alleging duress and coercion leading to Trial within Trial by which this court took the view that the statement was voluntarily made. Such ruling as handed down as Appealed against to the court of Appeal by the Accused. The Court of Appeal in its judgment on the issue and to which I am bound, not only confirmed the admission into evidence the said statement of the Accused as admissible in evidence but equally a voluntary confessional statement as well as the fact that a Certified True Copy of such confessional statement is admissible in evidence. Referring to page 21 of the records of Appeal regarding the testimony of the Accused/Appellant. It stated thus: “It is not true that I made a voluntary statement. Two other statements were dictated to me and I was forced to sign. My voluntary statement which was the 1st statement which was never tendered before this court. I started writing my voluntary statement at 1.00pm on 21st September 2003 and it was PW6 Bashir Mamoodu who took away the statement from me. On the foregoing, the Court of Appeal stated that”...Because the Appellant had agreed that the first part of the statement sought to be tendered 14

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