A WITNESS in a land case yesterday slumped and died at an Ikeja High Court, throwing the whole place into confusion.
He was to testify before Justice O.A. Olayinka.
It was learnt that before the case was called, the late witness started coughing and gasping for breath. He was said to have stood up to leave the courtroom to take care of himself. He slumped along the corridor and died. He name could not be ascertained.
An eye witness said: “He was vomiting a lot of blood and onlookers were scared to go near him.
“He collapsed and died on the corridors of the courtroom before a medical team came in an ambulance to take the body away.
“His lawyer informed Justice Olayinka of his client’s death and she immediately stopped proceedings for the day.”
There were clots of blood along the corridor as well as the deceased’s blood-stained shirt and leather slippers.
The Chief Registrar, who could comment on the matter, was in a meeting with the Chief Judge and Chief Security Officer of the court, when The Nation sought his reaction.
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