Sentences with phrase «documents tendered»

Justice A. S. Umar of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday, June 19, 2017 admitted in evidence two documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, who is standing trial for alleged corruption.

What we are saying is that those witnesses statements were based on documents tendered before the tribunal and then the tribunal failed to evaluate and even to test the veracity of those oral evidence using the documentary evidence as hanger as the law require them.»

Miakyau had argued that the documents sought to be tendered by the prosecution did not satisfy the provisions of Section 106 of the Evidence Act, while Abdallah cited Section 122 (1)(2) of the Evidence Act to the effect that the documents tendered are admissible.

At the last sitting (June 14), there were arguments and counter arguments between Jibrin's counsel, Y. C. Maikyau, SAN and counsel to the EFCC, Faruk Abdallah, on whether the documents tendered by the latter against the defendant is admissible or not.

He argued that all documents tendered before the court were relevant in the case.

The Crown could not prove that the client was aware that documents tendered to a bank in a mortgage transaction were fraudulent.