Drama As Professor Standing Trial for Rigging An Election Collapses in Court

CURSORY: A professor of the University of Uyo, who has been on trial for electoral malpractices since 2019 has collapsed in court on Wednesday when the prosecuting counsel, Clement Onwuenweunor, was cross-examing his witness.

Ignatius Uduk, a professor at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, who is currently on trial for electoral fraud in 2019, suddenly collapsed in court on Wednesday, October 19.

Uduk served as the returning officer for the Essien Udim local government area of the state in the 2019 election, The Nation reported.

The incident caused drama as the professor was rushed out. This forced the court to go on recess. He was moved to a yet-to-be-identified location by his wife and daughter.

The judiciary clinic was alerted for a stretcher by some lawyers, but the professor’s wife and daughter drove him away before they could return.

Don has been asked to have his sit on three occasions, but he declined. His lawyer, after the incident, also told the judge that he had asked the professor to sit before he fell.

The judge then adjourned the case till Thursday, October 20.

The Lawyer for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Onwuenweunor, disclosed to journalists that the incident would have no effect on the case’s outcome, while the defence counsel declined to speak to journalists.

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