Ruling on whether Evans’ statement was admissible as evidence on Friday, Justice Hakeem Oshodi noted that the 1999 Constitution made no requirement that statements to the police must be in a specific form. He added that Evans’ videotaped confession played in the courtroom on October 26, 2018 showed no proof that he (Evans) was tortured to provide details of his alleged misdeeds. “In the video the first defendant asked the investigating police officer to write his statement on his behalf, the first defendant sat on a sofa and after the recording of the statement, the first defendant signed. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: the [email protected]DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 01:07 UTC