johnaruson:
The destruction of evidence of a matter already in law court is a (crime) serious offense in every jurisprudence all over the world. Whether it is technical, circumstantial or intentional destruction is immaterial.
No institution nor any legal system, even a court of any heirachy has the jurisdiction be it directly or indirectly to giving orders or ruling, having known that it will destroy evidence of a case already in any court within the country's judicature.
The alleged approach made by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to a court praying for an order allowing for the new configuration of her electronic equipments for the next election; pointing out that it will (may) destroy the evidence of the contravacial 25th February 2023 (general) presidential election which the aggrieved candidates and political parties are already exercising their constitutional rights to seeking redress in court (which the same INEC is a 1st respondent) as not satisfied by the outcome of the election seems bogus.
When INEC, electoral act and the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria support going to court for redress, they must have considered the facts that other up coming election will not erase nor destroy evidence of a post electoral matter that exists in the constitutional legal process of the country.
The nation, politicians, sponsors, presidential flag bearers and political parties spend huge amount of money and time, just like every other big investment or industry, for campaign, preparation and election, so destruction of evidence of redress in any circumstances may be an invitation to truncate the judicial credibility of the nation as the last hope a common man.
All parties agreed credible and transparent, with a legal supervision of storage, downloading, backups, archiving, encryption, saving and retrieval of data and files from INEC's electronics equipments should be recommended.