5. EVIDENCE - CORROBORATION: Whether evidence that serve as corroboration
must not be flawed, doubtful or discredited
" It is trite law that any evidence that will serve as corroboration must not be
flawed, doubtful or discredited per Onu JSC in Sambo v. State (1993) 7 (Pt.1) SCNJ
128/130 and 139, (1993) 6 NWLR (Pt.300) 399" Per MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.C.A
(P. 17, paras. F-G) (...read in context)
6. EVIDENCE - CORROBORATION: Whether or not evidence of accomplice and that
of a child requires corroboration
"It is the law that evidence of accomplice and that of a child requires
corroboration. R v. Omisade (1964) NMLR 67/88; and Odofin Bello v. State (1967)
NMLR 1. In the English case of R. v. Baskerville supra it was stated that
corroborated evidence is evidence which shows or tends to show that the story of
the accomplice that the accused committed, but that it was committed by the
accused." Per MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, J.C.A (P. 17, paras. E-F) (...read in context)
7. EVIDENCE - CORROBORATION: Whether or not in criminal cases corroboration
must come from the prosecution and not from the defence
"It is also the law that in criminal cases corroboration must come from the
prosecution and never from the defence. Therefore even if the appellant lied in
his defence of alibi which was never proved that without more cannot supply the
required corroboration. See the case of Okafor v. Police (1964) 1 All NLR 302. That