Section 121 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 121 Evidence Act 2011
Section 121 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Proof of Facts Generally‘. It is under Part VI (PROOF) of the Act. It states as follows:
A fact is said to be –
(a) “proved” when, after considering the matters before it, the court either believes it to exist or considers its existence so probable that a prudent man ought, in the circumstances of the particular case, to act upon the supposition that it does exist;
(b) “disproved’ when after considering the matters before it, the court either believes that it does not exist or considers its non – existence so probable that a prudent man ought, in the circumstances of the particular case, to act upon the supposition that it does not exist;
(c) “Not proved” when it is neither proved nor disproved.