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Ekiti Chief Judge, Oyewole Adeyeye, is dead

The Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, has been confirmed dead.

It was gathered that Justice Adeyeye died in the early hours of Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

His demise was confirmed via a statement issued by the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Ekiti State.

The association said: “With deep sorrow in our hearts and in total submission to the will of God, FIDA Ekiti consoles with the family of the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon Justice Oyewole Adeyeye on his call to glory.

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“May He find rest with his maker.

“We pray that God grants the family, the Judiciary, and the people of Ekiti State, the grace to bear this irreparable loss.”

It was however gathered that Justice Adeleye had been indisposed since July 12, 2023, following an injury he sustained when a section of the Ekiti State High Court complex wall collapsed on him in his office in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

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