The Chief Judge of Ekiti state, Justice Daramola Ayodeji, has petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC, and the Ekiti state police commissioner over the Thursday September 25th Ekiti state tribunal sitting disruption, accusing the Ekiti state Governor-elect, Ayo Fayose of complicity in the attack on judges and court workers in the state last week.
In the petition entitled ‘Ekiti State Judiciary under siege of political thugs", the Chief Judge chronicled recent incidents in the state where thugs loyal to Ayo Fayose, invaded court premises, disrupted judicial activities and assaulted court officials.
Justice Daramola, in his petition to both the NJC and the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, accused Fayose of leading a large number of thugs, who disrupted court proceedings, beat up judges and court workers and also tore court records.
He also accused the policemen and other law enforcement agents deployed within and outside the court premises of “looking on completely uninterested and unconcerned” while the attacks by the thugs on the court workers and users lasted.
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