authorities
of National
Courts support
application
of Article 38(1) of the Statute
Justice which is applicable pursuant
amended
are apt. This authority
this stand point
and by the
of International
Court of
to Article 19 (1) of our Protocol as
is Esonwune
Nwadike and another
versus Martin Nwadike and 5 ors 1987 4 NWLR (Pj\RT 65) 394, where
documents
annexed
to affidavit
evidence were deemed
admitted
virtue of section 76 of the Evidence Act. We think the observations
therein are relevant and are the same with the observation
by
made
of this Court
in this instance.
47.
In the case mentioned above, the documents which were photocopies of
secondary evidence within the meaning of section 94(a) of the evidence
Act were relied upon and the defendants did not dispute the existence or
their authenticity
as exhibited by the plaintiff and the defendant referred
to them and quoted and used extracts from them in their counter
affidavits. That
COUlt
opined that that being so, the exhibits are deemed
to have been admitted
by the defendants
under
section
74 of the
Evidence Act. In the present situation herein, the documents annexed to
the motion are not only material but relevant to the fact as to whether
the applicant was remanded in prison custody or not and whether he is
still in detention
adopts
is that
right now. The obvious position
these
documents
are
relevant
the Court hereby
and
material
for
examination.
ONUS OF PROOF
and the reply of defendants in material particular
describe whether the
parties have made out their claim or defence as the case may be. The
plaintiff has a duty to place all material facts to establish the reliefs he
seeks for in the present case with credibility which would convince the
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