necessary requirement. Our Nigerian Case law is replete with authorities that even the slightest penetration will be sufficient to constitute the act of sexual intercourse. Thus, even where penetration was proved but not of such a depth as to injure the hymen, it has been held to be sufficient to constitute the crime of rape. See: The State v. Ojo (1980) 2 NCR 391 at 395; Jegede V The State (2001) 7 SCNJ 135 at 141. Thus, discharge of "whitish", "greenish", "reddish" or whatever colour of fluid in a rape offence, is not considered credible evidence for establishing the offence of rape." Per MUHAMMAD, J.S.C. (P. 30, Paras. B-E) (...read in context) 6. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - CORROBORATION IN THE OFFENCE OF RAPE: What amounts to corroboration in the offence of rape "Corroboration in a rape case, is that evidence which tends to show that the story of the victim, the prosecutrix, it is the accused that committed the crime. Such evidence need not to be direct. It suffices if it corroborates the said evidence in some material particular to the charge in question. Ezegbo V State NCC 7 page 426. Secondly, where the child is a minor of some discernable age, her sworn evidence need no further corroboration. This Court, in the case of Okoyomon V. The State (1973) NSCC, held per Elias, CJN. as follows: "We may observe that in the very recent case of DPP V. Hester (1992) 3 WLR 869, in which there is an authoritative review of nearly all leading authorities on the subject in English Law, the House of Lords held that the unsworn evidence of a child could amount to corroboration of the sworn evidence of another child."This was in a case where conviction was based mainly on the sworn evidence of two young girls. The

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