Some unknown persons
have burnt a section of the Osun state high court located in Ayeso area of
Ilesha down.
The incident
according to eye witness account occurred at the early hours of today.
Amiloaded reliably
gathered that the security men on duty were tied up and matchted by the
perpetrators while trying to gain access into the court premises.
The yet to be
identified persons were also reported to have destroyed some documents of the
court before leaving the premises.
Effort to speak with
the state chief Judge, justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo who visited the scene to
assess the level of damage done, was unsuccessful, as she declined interview.
Speaking with
newsmen, the chairman of the Nigerian Bar association ilesha branch, Ebenezer
Ogunfunminiyi, condemned the attack on the court of law, describing it as
unfortunate.
He said NBA members
would for now boycott the court , claiming that their lives are in danger.
Ogunfunminiyi also
said efforts are in top gear to reaching the governor of the state, Rauf
Aregbesola towards ensuring adequate security of lives of workers in the court.
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