LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Justice Lokulo-Sodipe of the Court of Appeal in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has passed away.
The justice reportedly slumped in his office on 27 February while getting ready to attend a court hearing.
All attempts to revive him, it was learned, failed as he allegedly passed away while being transported to the hospital.
The Punch reports that the immediate past Chairman of the Akure branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, Mr. Rotimi Olorunfemi, confirmed the incident on a WhatsApp platform.
He simply said: “Just confirmed it (the judge’s death) is true. He collapsed in the office at the Court of Appeal, Akure this (Monday) morning. Was rushed to the hospital but confirmed DOA (Dead on Arrival)”
He died at the age of 67.
The current NBA branch chairman in Akure, Mr. Banji Ayenakin, issued a statement in response, saying the death of the justice was shocking.
The statement reads: “The news of the demise of Justice Lokulo-Sodipe came to me as a rude shock. My Lord was a quintessential judge, very intelligent and forthright.
“I commiserate with his family and the President of the Court of Appeal, Nigeria. The entire members of NBA Akure will surely miss his promptness, forthrightness and commitment to the development of justice in Nigeria.”
