One of the forensic experts who testified before the Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal Thursday, said out of the 140,832 finger prints on ballot papers matched (scanned and analyzed) over 100,000 were non-human prints.
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel
The gubernatorial election suit between Umana Umana of the All Progressives congress (APC) and the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, who was the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in the election is making a remarkable progress.
It should be recalled that Umana had approached the tribunal, challenging the election and declaration of Udom Emmanuel as governor.
According to the Vanguard, Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal was on Thursday, 27th of August greeted with shocking revelations made by one of the forensic experts who testified before the tribunal. The expert revealed that out of the 140,832 finger prints on ballot papers matched (scanned and analyzed) over 100,000 were non-human prints.
At the Thursday hearing, the forensic expert added that they also discovered about 13, 000 cases of thumb printing. The witness, Abdullahi Dauda, said the forensic analysis was done using Automated Fingerprint and Identification System.
The witness who has worked for the United Parcel Service for 32 years, offered to demonstrate to the tribunal how he and members of his team arrived at the results.
Counsel to the petitioner, Dayo Akinlaja then applied that the forensic expert witnesses be allowed to demonstrate the procedure before the tribunal but the respondent represented by Asiwaju Awolomo,argued that the particulars of the procedure sought were not pleaded by the petitioners in the petition. Ruling on whether to allow the witness demonstrate the process was then reserved.