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acarelar-2264	OMOZUE, Moses	ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN'S EVIDENCE IN NIGERIAN COURTS: FOCUSING ON THE EVIDENCE ACT 2011	2022	7	.pdf	application/pdf	6713	245	56	Previously, it was the law in chief Wallaston v Hakewill43; that such an objection be made while the witness was being examined; however, the new trend in practice is to consider it during the final address or even on appeal, as was done in Sambo, Peter, and a slew of other cases decided by superior courts of record in Nigeria dealing with child evidence. Despite the fact that much has been written about it, the debate over whether or not it is appropriate to evaluate the competency of child witnesses is far from ended.16 Thus, in the case of Ex P Femande His Lordship Wiles J. (as he then was) succinctly stated the rule thus: Unless he can establish specific exceptions in his favor, every individual in the United Kingdom, excluding the sovereign, may be summoned and is obligated to give testimony to the best of his knowledge on any point of fact substantial and relevant to an issue in any of the Queen's courts All persons shall be competent to testify unless the court determines that they are unable to understand or give reasonable replies to questions posed to them due to their tender years, severe old age, disease of the body or mind, or any other similar cause.	cache/acarelar-2264.pdf	txt/acarelar-2264.txt