render it inadmissible. The plea of non est factum was not made out. The Court
was entitled to rely on the statement along with the other credible evidence
before it. See: Ubierho Vs The State (2005) 5 NWLR (Pt.919) 644; Yesufu vs The
State (1976) 6 SC 167; Alarape vs The State (2001) 5 NWLR (pt.705) 79." Per
KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. (Pp. 33-34, Paras. E-B) (...read in context)
12. EVIDENCE - ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE: Whether a counsel who stands by
and allows exhibits tendered to become evidence without any objection cannot
be heard to later complain about same
"Practitioners must be reminded of this Court's stand on instances such as in the
instant case when in Shurumo V, The State (2001) 196 LRCN 199 it opined thus:"When a counsel stands by and allows exhibits to sail smoothly through to
become evidence without an eyelid, then it becomes obvious that counsel is
comfortable with the evidence without an eyelid, then it becomes obvious that
the counsel is comfortable with the evidence and see no reason why he should
challenge its admission. And that in Emoga v. The State (1997) 7 SCNJ 578 the
Court per Onu JSC had also said: "It will not be in the interest of the society to
allow a man who has confessed to his crime to walk out of Court a freeman simply
because he has a change of mind. The whole trial will be a mockery.-....... It would
be dangerous to apply the principle of extra judicial confession of the accused
person as it would open a flood gate of retracing of all statements made by
accused persons before the police officer." Per MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (Pp. 26-27,
Paras. F-E) (...read in context)