There was confusion on the premises of
the Ekiti State High Court on Monday as hoodlums invaded the place to
disrupt proceedings in a case challenging the eligibility of the
Governor-elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, to contest the June 21 governorship
election.
The invasion took place shortly after the
judge, Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi, refused an application to set aside
an order abridging the time for the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate
to file his defence in the case filed on behalf of socio-political
group, Ekiti-11 by a member, Mr. Femi Ajakaiye.
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The judge had adjourned sitting till 12
noon to prepare a ruling in a similar matter filed by the Citizen
Popular Party before trouble started.
As he was preparing to return for the
continuation of the matter, angry youths besieged the court. The judge
was smuggled out of the chambers through the back door to avoid being
lynched by the aggressors.
Judges, lawyers and others in court,
including journalists, ran for their lives as the protesters went
berserk and went after perceived opponents of the PDP.
It could not be confirmed if the police made any arrest.
The hoodlums numbering about a hundred were aggrieved about the perceived partiality of the judge handling the case.
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