voluntarily, and the other parts are mere continuation of it, the evidence of the prosecution that the statement was made without any threat in particular or inducement or promise to the Appellant was not in any way controverted by the Appellant. This is because by the provisions of section 94(2) of the Evidence Act, where a document has been executed in several parts, each part shall be primary evidence of the document. Similarly, under section the provision of section 115(b) of the Evidence Act, the court is required to presume that any statement as the circumstances in which all the parts of the single statement made and signed by the Appellant are true. The Appellant had stated in the 2nd and 3rd parts of the statement that each was made voluntarily. Hearing on the 2nd part, at page 11 of the record. “This statement is perfectly voluntary” Then on the 3rd part at page 12. “I write this statement in my own volition as a perfectly voluntary statement from me” In resolving the issue for the Respondent the Court of Appeal concluded thus: “....The presumption that the above circumstances stated by the Appellant himself are true has not been rebutted any part of his evidence at the trial 15

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