The EFCC had brought 10 counts of fraud against the defendants bordering on conspiracy and unlawful award of N544m contract to companies Lawal had an interest in. The counsel for the EFCC, Ofem Uket, had sought to tender a forensic report that was retrieved from the phone of one Musa Bulani to prove the charge against Lawal and the others. According to her, the owner of the phone was brought to her lab, his consent was obtained and he provided the passcode to the phone. When asked by Babachir’s counsel if as a digital forensic expert she could hack into another person’s phone without the person’s knowledge, she answered in the affirmative. However, she added that was not the situation in this case.

Source: Punch July 08, 2021 19:07 UTC