Ekiti Crisis Latest-Former NURTW Chairman Shot Dead

Aftermath of the crisis that engulfed Ekiti State in which a judge was beaten up, there has been a report of the shooting of the former National Union of Road Transport Workers Mr Omolafe Aderiye by unknown gunmen in Ijigbo area of Ado Ekiti.

Residents told SaharaReporters late evening that Aderiye was killed by unknown gunmen at Ijigbo area in Ado Ekiti.

Hoodlums Loyal To Fayose Invade Court In Ekiti, Chase Out Trial Judge

One of the victims of the attack

Hoodlums said to be loyal to Ekiti State Governor elect, Ayodele Peter Fayose yesterday stormed the State High Court, where they chased out the trial judge in a case challenging his eligibility in the June 21 election conducted in the state. The thugs also beat up litigants.

The court session was thrown into a state of confusion when the trial judge, Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi, ruled earlier in the day that the court  had jurisdiction to hear the matter and subsequently ordered the two parties to prepare for hearing in the case by 1pm.

While reacting to the incident, the Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Jide Awe, told Punch, “We are back to the Idi Amin era in Ekiti where judges and lawyers are attacked in court. This is terrible.