Witnesses, expert and victims: Imperatives for criminal justice system in Nigeria

Abstract

The nature of our criminal justice system in Nigeria dictates the use of witnessesin proof of cases. Except for the special classes of offence which requirecorroboration, no particular number of witnesses is required to prove a criminalcharge; as it is possible to secure a conviction on the singular testimony of acredible witness. Presentation made at the The 10th annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors held in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 28 to September 1, 2005.