CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE RELEVANCY AND ADMISSIBILITY OF ELECTRONICALLY GENERATED EVIDENCE IN NIGERIA

These days, a lot of activities are being carried out with the help of computers, such as financial transactions, communication systems, modern automobiles, and appliances, etc all solely depend on computers. Similarly, we have also witnessed an astonishing growth in the criminal use of networked computers, the internet, automated teller machines, wireless devices, online banking, leading to what can be described as ‘’new generation crime’’ or ‘’hi-tech crime’’ including cybercrimes.

Contracts and other business transactions are concluded electronically, professionals such as lawyers, bankers, accountants, and other allied experts receive instructions for work electronically, accept instructions electronically and send completed work to their clients via computer and other electronic devices. Courts are not left behind as they also face serious challenges foisted on them due to technological advancement and the introduction of electronically generated evidence. This research consists of a title page, approval page, certification, abstract, table of contents, list of abbreviations, Chapters One to Five (from introduction to conclusion), references, and appendices.