PARTIES ARE NOT COMPETENT WITNESSES IN THEIR OWN CASES

PARTIES ARE NOT COMPETENT WITNESSES IN THEIR OWN CASES

It is trite that under Islamic law, unlike the common law, parties are not considered competent witnesses regarding their cases; their statement would not be regarded as evidence, but rather akin to statement of claim and statement of defence in the High Court and District Courts.

We refer:
HADA VS. MALUMFASHI (1993) LPELP -1348 (SC).

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