ADMISSIBILITY OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Admissibility of documents continues to dominate trial of cases, both civil and criminal. The outcome of a case may be determined by the admissibility or non – admissibility of a particular document. Documentary evidence is of a tremendous importance in court proceedings in Nigeria, as it is the yardstick by which the veracity of oral testimony is tested. In this article, the writer holistically looks at the admissibility of public documents in Nigeria.