A forensic analyst, Babagana Musa Mingali, from the Place of business of the Nationwide Safety Helper, testified on Thursday earlier than Justice James Omotosho of the Federal Top Court docket in Abuja, declaring that the cell phone belonging to the suspended Dean of the College of Legislation, College of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, used to be uninhabited all over his forensic research.
Babagana, a Prominent Superintendent of Police and the second one protection eyewitness (DW2) used to be subpoenaed to present proof within the case introduced in opposition to Prof. Ndifon by means of the Distant Corrupt Practices and Alternative Homogeneous Offences Fee.
Ndifon and his legal professional, Samuel Anyanwu, are going through a four-count rate on alleged sexual harassment, cybercrime, and an aim to pervert the process justice.
The ICPC alleged that Ndifon, month serving as Dean, requested a feminine Degree pupil, recognized as TKJ, to ship him pornographic and obscene photographs via WhatsApp.
Moreover, Anyanwu used to be accused of threatening a prosecution eyewitness all over the pendency of the case.
Each defendants pleaded now not responsible to the costs.
All through Friday’s lawsuits, Babagana testified beneath the top of protection suggest, Joe Agi (SAN). He defined that he joined the Nigerian Police Power in 2010 and has been posted to the NSA’s place of business since 2017.
He showed receiving a letter from the courtroom, dated July 5, 2024, inquiring for a forensic research of 2 cell phones belonging to Ndifon and Anyanwu. Babagana mentioned that his research used to be finished on August 8, 2024, and a record used to be submitted to the courtroom.
Justice Omotosho admitted the letter and the forensic record as reveals.
Babagana testified that his workforce worn skilled equipment, together with the Common Forensic Extraction Tool, Contact Software, and alternative apparatus, however discovered refuse related data at the telephones.
“My lord, we used the Universal Forensic Extraction Device, Touch Tool, and some cables, including external storage devices, to extract data,” he mentioned.
When puzzled in regards to the presence of bare pictures, e mail trails, accentuation recordings, textual content messages, or conversations, Babagana mentioned, “I did not find any.”
He attributed the insufficiency of related information from January 2021 to January 2024 to the WhatsApp packages being old-fashioned, suggesting the want to replace the app for a extra complete research.
In the meantime, all over cross-examination by means of ICPC suggest Osuobeni Akponimisingha, Babagana showed his 5 years of enjoy in forensic research. He maintained that ICPC personnel were posted to the NSA lab however admitted he had refuse posting letters to verify his declare.
Babagana said that the similar forensic equipment worn by means of his place of business had been hired by means of ICPC to generate Show off H, containing photographs from the cell phone. He conceded that updating the WhatsApp packages may doubtlessly retrieve extra information.
Following Babagana’s testimony and cross-examination, Justice Omotosho adjourned the case till April 3, 2025, for the continuation of the protection.