There was confusion at the premises of the Ekiti State High Court on
Thursday morning as the state Governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose, allegedly
ordered his thugs to beat up a judge, Justice John Adeyeye, for what he
described as the judge’s “rudeness to him”.
The pandemonium that ensued scuttled the Ekiti State Governorship
Election petition Tribunal sitting billed to hold today at the High
court, Ado-Ekiti, as judicial workers abandoned their duty post and
ran for safety.
Witnesses said the pro-Fayose thugs had besieged the court premises
as early as 6a.m., while a detachment of policemen from the police
headquarters were also seen on major streets and around the court.
Justice Adeyeye of High Court 3, who was miffed by the huge number of
the thugs as they surged towards the court premises had approached Mr.
Fayose and urged him to prevail on “his supporters” to keep a safe
distance from the court premises.
An enraged Mr. Fayose was said to have shouted the judge down,
slapped him and ordered his men to beat him up. Immediately, thugs
numbering about 20 pounced on Justice Adeyeye, beat him up and tore his
clothes, while his co workers scampered and shouted for help.
Following the development, judicial workers hurriedly shut down the
court premises thereby preventing any court proceeding for hours before
the police fired tear gas canisters to disperse the surging crowd.
Justice Adeyeye is presently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti.
A similar scenario had played out on Monday when suspected PDP thugs
stormed the high court premises, attacked the trial judge, some
litigants and judicial workers in the bid to prevent hearing in a case
to determine Mr. Fayose’s eligibility for the June 21 governorship
election.
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