Section 42 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 42 Evidence Act 2011
Section 42 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Statement against interest of maker with special knowledge‘. It is under Part IV (HEARSAY, OPINION AND CHARACTER EVIDENCE: RELEVANCE AND ADMISSIBILITY) of the Act. It states as follows:
A statement is admissible where the maker had peculiar means of knowing the matter
stated and such statement is against his pecuniary or proprietary interest and-
(a) he had no interest to misrepresent the matter: or
(b) the statement, if true, would expose him to either criminal or civil liability.
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