May 30, 2026
File: INEC chairman Joash Amupitan
•1, 2, 3, 100, 2000: The scandalous mathematical sorcery now threatening to define our 2027
By Omeiza Ajayi
In courtrooms across the world, there is a rule so fundamental it has its own name. Evidence derived from an illegal search cannot be used in court. It does not matter how incriminating it is or how neatly it appears to prove guilt. The evidence is worthless, if it was gathered in violation of the law. Lawyers call it “the fruit of the poisonous tree” — tainted at its root, unreliable at every branch.
