EVIDENCE – IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE – Duty of Court whenever the case against an accused depends wholly or substantially on the correctness of the identification of the accused

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“Where the case against an accused person depends wholly or substantially on the correctness of the identification of the accused which the defence alleges to be mistaken, the Court must closely examine and receive with caution the evidence alleged before convicting the accused on the correctness of the identification vide ARCHIBONG VS THE STATE (2006) 5 SCNJ 202.” Per SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI, JSC in UTTO v. STATE (2021-LCER-40501-SC) (Pp 24 – 25; Paras E – A)

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