Crime
Witness dies before entering dock
An unnamed witness slumped and died at Ikeja High Court on Thursday moments before he testified before Justice O.A. Olayinka in a land case.
The deceased was in his late 30s.
According to his lawyer, 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.
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“He collapsed on the corridors of the courtroom and a medical team came in an ambulance to take body away,” a witness said.
“His lawyer informed Justice Olayinka of his client’s death and she immediately stopped proceedings for the day.”
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