The death of Justice Timothy Oboh of the Auchi Criminal Division, Edo, on Tuesday, stalled trial in the N250 million libel case by Edo Governor’s aide, Taiwo Akerele, against The Guardian newspaper.
At the resumed hearing in Benin, the matter could not be heard following the death of the judge.
The court’s registrar, who announced that the matter had been adjourned till Sept. 26, added that the court would not be sitting because “judges are mourning the death of a brother judge.”
Akerele, Chief of Staff to Gov. Obaseki, had instituted a libel suit against The Guardian over a story it published titled, “Probe of alleged diversion of relief materials begins in Edo.”
In the suit, filed by his counsel and twin brother, Kehinde Akerele, the plaintiff sought “general and/or exemplary or aggravated damages for libel.”
He prayed the court to order the newspaper to pay…
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