NJC, Court of Appeal React as Rumours of Death of Justices Who Upheld Tinubu’s Election Spread
Politics tamfitronics The National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Court of Appeal have denied reports of the mysterious deaths of two of the justices who upheld the election of President Bola Tinubu in 2023. According to the NJC and the Court of Appeal, these claims are false and misleading.The rumours suggested that two of the five justices on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal—Justice Mistura Bolaji-Yusuf and Justice Boloukuoromo Moses Ugo—died under suspicious circumstances. Social media posts claimed Justice Bolaji-Yusuf was found dead just hours after appearing to be in good health. Another rumour stated that Justice Ugo allegedly passed away following strange noises from his room, with family members reportedly finding him bleeding and unresponsive.However, the NJC in a statement by its Secretary, Ahmed Gambo Saleh, labelled the reports as completely false.“Please ignore the news;...
