Section 20: Evidence pursuant to a request.

(1) The evidence taken, pursuant to a request under section 18 of this Act, in any proceeding in a court of a foreign State, may if it is authenticated, be prima facie admissible in any proceeding to which such evidence relates:
Provided the circumstance and method of collecting evidence is normally acceptable to Nigeria.
(2) For the purpose of sub-section (1) of this section, a document is authenticated if it purports to be:
(a) signed or certified by ajudge or Magistrate of a foreign State; or
(b) authenticated by the oath or affirmation of a witness; or
(c) sealed with an official or public seal:
(i) of a Ministry or Department of the Government of the foreign State, or
(ii) in the case of a territory, protectorate or colony of the person administering the Government of the foreign territory, protectorate or colony or a person administering a department of that territory, protectorate or colony.