The court declined to conduct trial within trial on the voluntariness of the statements by the defendant.
, the defendant’s lawyer, Abayomi Omotubora, had raised objections to the admissibility of the video evidence of the statements the defendant gave to the police.
The prosecuting lawyer, Abiola Olateju, in his response, faulted the interpretation Mr Omotubora gave to Section 29 b of the Evidence Act. He said this was not the intention of the section. After listening to the arguments of both lawyers, the judge, Sherifat Sonaike, in a short ruling declined the trial within trial.
The judge has also cautioned Mr Omotubora to avoid tarnishing the integrity of the court. She admitted in evidence all the statements made by the defendant.
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