Drama ensued on the Federal Excessive Courtroom in Abuja after the Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offenses Fee (ICPC) tendered two cell phones containing n*de movies and images.
The telephones, seized from Cyril Ndifon, a former dean of the College of Calabar College of Regulation (UNICAL), have been admitted into proof on Monday.
Recall that the ICPC had investigated the professor's alleged gross misconduct and arrested him on October 4.
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It charged the pinnacle instructor with a four-count indictment bordering on sexual harassment, official corruption and abuse of workplace.
Ndifon was charged once more on January 25, alongside along with his affiliate lawyer as first and second defendants, on an amended four-count indictment bordering on “alleged sexual harassment” and “try to pervert the course of justice.”
Each defendants have been later granted bail on February 9, pending trial.
Through the court docket proceedings on Monday, the President, Justice James Omotosho, admitted into proof two Ndifon cellular gadgets.
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Amongst them are an Oppo cellphone and a Tecno Pova cellphone, each seized by ICPC investigators.
The telephones have been offered by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, counsel to the ICPC, with out opposition from Joe Agi, counsel.
On the resumed trial, Akponimisingha submitted the proof to the court docket and introduced the presence of two witnesses.
The prosecution's third witness, who’s an exhibit custodian on the ICPC, Tani Karngong, stated he acquired and secured the seized telephones from the suspect.
Karngong stated he not solely retains monitor of reveals, but additionally paperwork them and assigns them to a workforce for forensic evaluation.
He stated: “I’m the one one who has entry to the exhibition area and I’ve gloves that I put on in order that no contamination happens.”
The witness stated the 2 telephones have been acquired from their investigators on October 9, 2023 with luggage together with two paperwork associated to the telephones.
After the telephones have been offered, Omotosho signed the shape introduced by the witness.
Karngong was cross-examined by the lawyer earlier than being dismissed from the witness field.
The prosecution's fourth witness who’s a forensic and intelligence analyst on the ICPC, BE Fungo, gave his testimony and stated he was chargeable for extracting, analyzing and reporting forensic evaluation outcomes.
He stated the suspended dean's cellular gadgets have been submitted by investigators to the fee's forensic division.
Fungo stated the contents of the telephones have been analyzed after an extraction was carried out and a report was drawn up.
The witness stated the extractions from the telephones, which have been all saved on a USB drive, contained solely movies, photographs and textual content messages.
Akponimisingha offered the USB and certificates of compliance as proof in help of the plaintiff's case.
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