Admissibility of Electronic Evidence Under Nigeria’s Evidence Act: A Milestone or Stumbling Block to Effective Administration of Justice?

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dc.contributor.authorASONIBARE ADELOWO STEPHEN
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-12T07:26:31Z
dc.date.available2026-05-12T07:26:31Z
dc.date.issued2016-06-08
dc.description.abstractIt is both commonsensical and statutorily codified that a person who makes an assertion or allegation of a fact must prove same. In proving such assertion, therefore, that person is duty bound to produce evidence to substantiate his claims. The same applies to matters before the court, hence the enactment of the Evidence Act to determine and regulate how evidence should be produced and what types of evidence will be admitted by the court. The evidence can either be viva voce (oral) or documentary. By section 258(a)-(d) of the extant Evidence Act, document includes books, photographs, any disc, tape, sound track, or any device by means of which information is recorded, stored or retrievable including computer output, among others. It is worthy of note that the old Evidence Act which was repealed just as recent as 2011 had been in use for about 65 years, having been enacted and in force since 1945. In fact, as at the time of its repeal, some of its provisions had become otiose and inadequate. One of such instances is the absence of a provision that recognizes computer-generated document or evidence. Fortunately, the amended Act in 2011 brought about the improvement by introducing a new section 84 which provision now recognizes the need for admissibility of statements in documents produced by computers, otherwise known as electronic evidence. This paper shall consider the practicability of the new provision(s), as well as its inherent challenges in the light of modern realities in the Nigerian courts.
dc.identifier.citation3rd Covenant University Conference on E-governance In Nigeria (CUCEN 2016)- Theme: "Information and Communication Technologies for Governance in Nigeria: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7007
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCovenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria
dc.titleAdmissibility of Electronic Evidence Under Nigeria’s Evidence Act: A Milestone or Stumbling Block to Effective Administration of Justice?
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