"The test for the admissibility of any evidence remains its relevance to the issue at
hand. See ACB Ltd v. Gwagwada (1994) 5 NWLR (Pt 342) 25 and Dr Imoro Kubor
and Anor V. Hon. Seriake Henry Dickson & Ors (2012) LPELR-9817 (SC)." Per
MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (P. 24, Paras. A-B) (...read in context)
9. EVIDENCE - CORROBORATION/CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE: Definition and
nature of corroborative evidence
"Now, let me restate what a corroborative evidence is. It is evidence independent
of that which it strengthens and discloses not only the commission of an offence
but equally links or tends to link the accused with the commission of the offence.
It is, put differently, evidence which confirms in some material particular not only
that the crime has been committed but, addedly, that it is the accused who
committed it. Corroborative evidence may be direct or circumstantial. In
whatever form it comes, the Court must ensure that the corroborating evidence is
not only independent of the main evidence it seeks to corroborate but also
supports the main evidence by rendering the story of the latter implicating the
accused more probable in some material particular. See Omisade & Ors v. The
Queen (1964) 1 ALL NLR 233 at 253, Okabichi v. State (1975) 3 SC, Mbele v. State
(1990) 4 NWLR (Pt 145) 484, and The State v. James Gwongwan (2015) LPELR24837 (SC)." Per MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (Pp. 21-22, Paras. D-B) (...read in context)
10. EVIDENCE - CORROBORATION/CORROBORATIVE EVIDENCE: Nature of
evidence required as corroboration for the offence of rape