Ekiti State authorities have ordered the immediate shut down of all state courts after political thugs said to be backing governor elect Ayo Fayose attacked law officials.
The thugs had descended on Justice John Adeyeye, beating him up, tearing his clothes for being allegedly rude to Mr. Fayose.
The trouble ended the purposed tribunal sitting, as judicial workers ran away from their post and ran for safety.
The state Chief Judge, A, Daramola had issued an order to all the state courts to not open until security officials can guarantee security for officials of the law.
In a statement signed by hief Registrar, Obafemi Fasanmi, said: “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.
This was the second time that thugs have descended on a court in Ekiti, this week.
On Monday Thugs had attacked judge, O. Ogunyemi, the statement added.
“The sitting was disrupted and taken over. The judge was ferried to safety by police after he was threatened by the militants,” it said.
The register alleged that policemen on duty looked away as the thugs attacked the officials.
“On Thursday, another set of thugs invaded the premises of a court presided over by J.O Adedeye by beating up and tearing his suit while police on guard looked unconcerned and uninterested as judges, magistrates, and other members of staff had to run for their lives while court properties were damaged.
“The court room of the Hon. Chief Judge was not spared the orgy 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 statement said.
Earlier this week, Fayose had accused the Chief Judge in the state of belonging to the APC, he had said: I have alleged him to be a member of the APC.
“Will it not interest you that less than 24 hours the judge has turned in the case file. He is rushing the case to satisfy certain interest. Our chief judge is an interested party, being a member of E11.
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