Appeal court judge slumps, dies in Ondo

The judge at the Court of Appeal in Ondo State, Ayobode Lokulo-Sodipe, slumped and died on Monday.

The immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Akure branch, Rotimi Olorunfemi, confirmed the judge’s death to journalists in the state capital.

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He said the 67-year-old slumped in his office while preparing for a court session on Monday morning and died before reaching the hospital.

Lokulo-Sodipe was appointed an appeal court judge in February 2008.

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