Pandemonium broke out this morning at the Ekiti
state High court after a judge, Justice John
Adeyeye, was allegedly beaten up by thugs
believed to be loyal to Governor-elect, Ayo
Fayose, for allegedly being rude to him.
According to Premium Times, Fayose arrived the
court house in company of about twenty of his
'supporters' for the Ekiti State Governorship
Election petition tribunal which was to hold
today.
The judge, seeing the number of supporters that
accompanied Fayose to the court house asked
him to direct them outside as they were not
allowed inside the court premises. This is said to
have infuriated Fayose and his supporters...
From Premium Times
An enraged Mr. Fayose was said to have
shouted the judge down. Immediately, the
thugs 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. Mr.
Fayose could not be reached on Thursday
morning. He did not answer or return calls
to his mobile telephone.
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