CONFESSIONAL STATEMENT - Whether a confessional statement becomes inadmissible because an accused person retracted or denied making it
HELD:
"Notwithstanding the fact that the accused had denied making his statement, we think that the learned trial judge was right to leave the issue of self-defence to the jury, as that was an issue that arose from that statement, having regard to the Queen v. Itule [1961] All N.L.R. 462 where at page 465 it was said by Brett, Ag. C.J.E in the Federal Supreme Court:-
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