Ikeja High
Court was on Thursday thrown into confusion after an unnamed witness slumped
and died in the court just before testifying before Justice O.A. Olayinka in a
land case.
The
deceased, who was in his late 30s, had come court to testify in a land dispute.
“Before the
case was called for trial, he started coughing and gasping and had to leave the
courtroom.
“He was
vomiting a lot of blood and onlookers were scared to go near him.
“He
collapsed on the corridors of the courtroom and a medical team came in an
ambulance to take body away.
“His lawyer
informed Justice Olayinka of his client’s death and she immediately stopped
proceedings for the day,” a witness said.
When NAN
visited the courtroom, clots of blood were seen on the corridors of the
courtroom as well as the blood-stained shirt and leather slippers of the
deceased.
A court
registrar, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN:“I am not authorised to speak on
what happened in this court today, it is only the Chief Registrar that can
speak.”
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