“It is the settled law that a Confessional Statement which has been proved to have been voluntarily made by an accused person is a relevant fact against him at the trial. A confession therefore is the strongest evidence that can be led against an accused person. If such statement has been duly proved and admitted, it may alone, in some cases, be sufficient to warrant convicting an accused person on it. A confessional statement made by an accused person and properly admitted in evidence is in law the best guide to the truth of the involvement of the accused in the offence charged. In Adebayo V. State (2014) LPELR 22988 (SC), Ariwoola JSC held that:-
“On the confession of the accused person this court Held that evidential value of a confession of truth is very great indeed. It is very sought after by the police investigators and prosecutors. It lightens the burden of prosecution by dispensing with the need to call a host of witnesses. A confession can support a conviction if proved to be made and true. The law is trite on the point that a man may be convicted on his own confession alone and there is no law against it. See Akeem Agboola V. The State (2013) LPELR 20652 (SC).” by PER A.M. BAYERO J.C.A, in the case of
