A New Dawn in Electronically Generated Evidence in Nigeria at Last

Abstract

This paper will address the extent to which the amended Evidence Act has impacted on the admissibility of evidence generated electronically. This is because hitherto to the amendment of the Act, our courts have been wary in admitting such pieces of evidence in the wake of no statutory platform for the admissibility of such pieces of evidence. The new Evidence Act has laid to rest the controversy surrounding electronic evidence in Nigeria. This work will therefore examine the position prior to the amendment of the Evidence Act and the effect the Act would have on admissibility of evidence generated electronically.