Section 181 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 181 Evidence Act 2011
Section 181 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Comment on failure by defendant to give evidence‘. It is under Part XI (WITNESSES) of the Act. It states as follows:
In any criminal proceedings, where a defendant has not given evidence, the court, the prosecution or any other party to the proceedings may comment on the failure of the defendant to give evidence but the comment shall not suggest that the defendant failed to do so because he was, or that he is, guilty of the offence charged.