Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday brought to an abrupt end the day’s sitting as a result of excessive heat.
Ayo-Emmanuel said he needed to suspend the sitting because the courtroom was too stuffy.
Just before the day’s first case was called, the judge had announced that if the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company failed to restore electricity, the court session would end with the first case.
Consequently, at the end of the first case, the judge rushed out of the courtroom to his chamber.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the court had to suspend its sittings on a number of occasions due to epileptic power supply.
The acute scarcity of fuel in the state had further compounded the problem as it had become increasingly difficult to power the generating set.
Some lawyers and litigants, who spoke with NAN on condition of anonymity, expressed frustration at the current development.
The respondents implored IBEDC and other relevant agencies to ensure normalcy in electricity distribution. [myad]
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