Section 71: Evidence pursuant to a request.

1 The evidence taken under section 70 of this Act, in any proceeding in a Court of a foreign State, may, if it is authenticated, be admissible in any proceeding to which such evidence relates provided that the circumstances and method of collecting the evidence is normally acceptable to Nigeria.
2 For the purpose of sub-section (1) of this section, a document is authenticated if it is-
a signed or certified by a Judge or Magistrate of the foreign State ;
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 department of that territory, protectorate or colony.