Tragedy in Kogi state as High Court Judge handling Dino Melaye’s assassination attempt dies during cross-over service
Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, the Kabba resident High Court judge in Kogi state handling the case of attempted assassination of Senator Dino Melaye, reportedly died during a cross-over service into the New Year.
- The judge handling the case of attempted assassination of Senator Dino Melaye, Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, is dead
- The development has been confirmed by his wife, Mrs Vicky Akogu, who stated that her husband was hale and hearty before his sudden death
- The body of the deceased has now been deposited at the Grimmard Hospital Mortuary, Anyigba
Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, the Kabba resident High Court judge in Kogi handling the case of attempted assassination of Senator Dino Melaye, is dead, NAN reports.
The judge died in Anyigba on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at about 11:40pm during a cross-over service to 2018.
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NAIJ.com gathers that according to a reliable source close to the family, Akogu, who had vowed not to sleep before the cross-over to 2018, was not sick, nor did he show any symptoms of ill health.
His wife, Mrs Vicky Akogu, who confirmed the death, said the late judge and one-time Director of Public Prosecution in the state, was hale and hearty before his sudden death.
She said that she watched her husband’s death like a movie and could hardly believe it.
Commenting on the incident from the Akogu family house in Idah, Chief Registrar of the State High Court, Yahaya Ademu, said the body had been deposited at the Grimmard Hospital Mortuary, Anyigba.
The late judge, in his late 50s, was until his death, handling the case of attempted assassination of Senator Dino Melaye.
The Ijumu Local Government Administrator, Taofiq Isah and four others are being tried in the matter.
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Recall that NAIJ.com previously reported that Senator Dino Melaye escaped an assassination attempt on his life, early in the morning, on Saturday, April 15.
Melaye was attacked in his residence at Ayetoro-Gbede, Ijumu local government area of Kogi state.
After the rain of bullets that lasted over one hour, two of the vehicles parked within the premises were damaged, while part of the building was also destroyed.
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Source: Naija.ng