Unbelievable!! Thugs beat up Ekiti judge, tear his suit
Ado-Ekiti—The sanctity of the judicial
arm of government was violated, yesterday, as political thugs invaded
the Ekiti State High Court premises, beating up a high court judge and
tearing his suit.
This prompted the Chief Judge, Justice A.S. Daramola to order immediate closure of all courts in Ekiti State until adequate security has been put in place. The assault was said to have taken place at the hearing of an application filed by Ekiti State wing of All Progressives Congress, APC, seeking nullification of the election that produced the governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose.
This prompted the Chief Judge, Justice A.S. Daramola to order immediate closure of all courts in Ekiti State until adequate security has been put in place. The assault was said to have taken place at the hearing of an application filed by Ekiti State wing of All Progressives Congress, APC, seeking nullification of the election that produced the governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose.
Chief Registrar of the court, Obafemi Fasanmi in a statement issued,
yesterday, narrating what transpired in court, said even the court room
of the Chief Judge was not spared in the orgy of assault and destruction
by the thugs.
The statement read: “The Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon Justice A S Daramola has ordered the immediate closure of all state courts in Ekiti State.
“The Chief Judge has noted with increasing concern, the spate of attacks perpetrated by political thugs and their persistent presence in the premises of the High Court, Ado Ekiti in the past few days. It would be recalled that on Monday, September 22, some political thugs invaded the High Court No 6 where Hon Justice O. I. O. Ogunyemi was presiding. His sitting for that day was disrupted and aborted and the Hon Judge had to be ferried away by a detachment of police officers after he had been harassed and chased around his office by these political thugs.
“Again today, Thursday, September 25, another set of political thugs
came in their hundreds and invaded the High court premises in Ado-Ekiti
and in the process assaulted Hon Justice J. O .Adeyeye of the High Court
No 3 in Ado-Ekiti, beating him up and tearing his suit into shreds
while the police officers on guard looked unconcerned and uninterested
as judges, magistrates and other members of staff had to run for their
dear lives. The courts’ properties were either damaged or completely
destroyed
.
“The court room of the Hon Chief Judge was not spared in the orgy of assault and destruction as members of staff attached to his office were beaten up and his court record book torn into pieces by these political thugs who also invaded and disrupted proceedings at the Election Petition Tribunal within the High Court premises in Ado-Ekiti.
“The court room of the Hon Chief Judge was not spared in the orgy of assault and destruction as members of staff attached to his office were beaten up and his court record book torn into pieces by these political thugs who also invaded and disrupted proceedings at the Election Petition Tribunal within the High Court premises in Ado-Ekiti.
“A date for re-opening of the courts shall be announced as soon as adequate and effective security of our judges, magistrates, members of the bar, members of staff of the judiciary and other court users is assured and put in place”.
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