See,the case of SOWEMIMO V. STATE [2004] 11 NWLR [ ' Sc ~foIa Iu V State (2010) 16 NWLR pt 1220 584 at 617 1 pt. 885] 515,I . . . \ paras. H. , In t e 1nstan case, the Defendarit did not inform the p 1· b ! o ice a ~ut hi~ wh~re about for 1nvest1gat1on rat~er he confessed to be at th t'. h .I • . , 1 e scene o , t e nme. Again, the ~ne~uivocal evidence of Pw-2 tied the Defendant to t~~ s_cene f the c~tme tn ques, ion. In the circumstal,lce, the defense: of ltbt can ot ~vatl t_he d~fe1dant as the said Defendant'~ alibi ema ated from him while being ~ross-examined and he did not offeri any vidence to substantiate his claim that he was at the market or of, those with w om he was at the ~arket at the material time. See the case EYISI V. HE STATE [2000] 12 SC [pt. 59~] 59 CA~ The bottorr,-line . is th t the al bi raised from the \witness bol( is an afterthought and bere 1t of any probative value. s7e the cases of Arch boJilg vs. State 1 . • 1 •• •· • • • • 1 .f . 1 (2004\) 1 NWL pt. 855 488 3.50, Ndukwu Vs; State (2009): 7 NWLR pt 1139 pg. 11-1 . . I . In th ~ instant ase there is no cont ~ary evidence tha~ the deceased who was st seen ith the Defendant was killed by another person except the D\efendant. It is trite that whe~e circum_st~ntial .evidence is_ cogent and directly p 1nts to the accused, \the conv1ct~on met the requirement of the law. See the case of Okoro ~s State (2012} IKLR pt. 305.;pg. 339. Confe~sional st tement of the Detepdant recorded and tendere~ by th_e police\ [PW4] i~ part of the evidencr adduced f~r the ~ros~cu~1on. -It 1s :trite that if a p,rrson makes a volu 1tary confess_1on which IS ·, direct ~nd · positive and is \~roperly proved, he piay be_ convicted on the .con~ess1on I. without any fu ther evidence. Conff ssion 1s the best form of evidence \which can be r \ lied upon and s~curr conviction without corroboration. \Musa V State (io13} 5 NWLR pt. 1359 pg. 214. o determine , \the veracity of a\n accused persons' conf~ssional tatement the dourt is expected to ~ubject it to the following tests. If 1 , a) I I . Is there 9nything outside th~ Confessional Statement to show that it is true? l 1 I I \ SUIT NO. 0/49t/2016: THE S!TATE VS CHIBUIKE DURU Judgment delivere~ on 19/04/2018 I