All courts in Ekiti State have been shut down indefinitely on the
orders of the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayo Daramola, theNews Agency
of Nigeria, reports.
The Chief Registrar of the state judiciary, Mr Obafemi Fasanmi, stated
this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday.
Fasanmi said the decision was taken as a result of series of attacks
on the court premises by hoodlums since Monday which, he said, had
continued unabated.
He said the action of the Chief Judge had become necessary in order to
protect the lives of judges and other judicial officers, who were
being harassed and man-handled by thugs on a daily basis.
The Chief Registrar said a new date for the reopening of the courts
would be announced later.
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