A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayobode Lokulo-Sodipe, has slumped and died in his chambers in Akure, Persecondnews reports.
Lokulo-Sodipe from Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, was robbing to go into the courtroom to preside over a case on Monday when tragedy struck.
According to reports, the judge could not be resuscitated after he slumped.
Until his death, Lokulo-Sodipe was a Justice of the Court of Appeal, and was sworn in on February 15, 2008 and had served in Abuja, Enugu and Benin Divisions until April 2014 when he was posted to Akure.
The deceased judge was a member of the Gubernatorial/ State Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal for Anambra and Cross River States respectively in 1999 and a member of the National Assembly, Governorship and Legislative Houses Election Petitions Tribunal for Benue State in 2003.
The late legal luminary was the Chairman of the Law Reporting Committee of Ogun State Judiciary from December, 2001 to January, 2008.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs Afolake Ibironke Lokulo-Sodipe, a retired Principal-General in Ogun State, and children.
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