Section 59: Admissibility of translation of documents.

(1) Where any document which is to be used in any proceedings against any person for an offence under this Act is in a language other than the English Language, a translation of such document into the English Language shall be admissible where the translation is accompanied by a certificate of the person who translated the document setting out that it is a true and faithful translation and the translation had been done by such person at the instance of the Chairman or an officer of the Commission.
(2) Subsection (1) shall apply to a document which is translated, regardless whether the document was made within or outside Nigeria, or whether the translation was done within or outside Nigeria, or whether possession of such document was obtained by the prosecution within or outside Nigeria.