Section 236 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 236 Evidence Act 2011
Section 236 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Questions tending to render evidence of relevant fact more probable, admissible‘. It is under Part XII (TAKING OF ORAL EVIDENCE AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES) of the Act. It states as follows:
When a witness gives evidence of any relevant fact, he may be questioned as to any other circumstances which he observed at or near to the time or place at which such relevant fact occurred, if the court is of the opinion that such circumstances if proved, would render more probable the testimony of the witness as to the relevant fact which he testifies.