Section 249 - Proof of previous conviction outside Nigeria.

(1) A previous conviction in a place outside Nigeria may be proved by the production of a certificate purporting to be given under the hand of a police officer in the country where the conviction was had, containing a copy of the sentence or order and the finger prints of the person or photographs of the finger prints of the person so convicted, together with evidence that the finger prints of the person so convicted are those of the defendant.

(2) A certificate given under subsection (1) of this section shall be prima facie evidence of all facts set out in it without proof that the officer purporting to sign it did in fact sign it and was empowered to do so.