Section 77 Nigerian Evidence Act 2011
Section 77 Evidence Act 2011
Section 77 Evidence Act 2011 is titled ‘Character defined‘. It is under Part IV (HEARSAY, OPINION AND CHARACTER EVIDENCE: RELEVANCE AND ADMISSIBILITY) of the Act. It states as follows:
In sections 78 to 82, the expression “character” means reputation as distinguished from disposition, and except as mentioned in those sections, evidence may be given only of general reputation, and not of particular acts by which reputation or disposition is shown.
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