A senior Chief Magistrate in the Lagos State Judiciary, Mrs. Abimbola Aoko-Komolafe, is dead.
The Magistrate celebrated her 51st birthday on March 10, 2020.
Details of her death were unclear as at press time, but it was gathered that she passed away possibly in the night of last Sunday or the early hours of Monday, August 17, 2020.
She was reportedly at the office hale and hearty last Thursday. The late Mrs. Aoko-Komolafe used to sit at Court 2, Ebute-Meta Gardens but was recently posted to Court 2, Tinubu Magistrates Court, Lagos.
“Yes, it’s a confirmed information,” a top Ministry of Justice source said on condition of anonymity.
Another top judiciary source also confirmed the news.
“We heard the news on Monday. We understand that someone spoke with her on phone probably Sunday night. We don’t really know. But it’s a big surprise,” the source said.
Last Thursday, she heard the case of a self-proclaimed Baale and five other persons charged by the police with alleged stealing, attempted murder and breach of peace at Okegun Odofin community in Ibeju Lekki, area of the state.
It was gathered a delegation of the Association of Magistrates in Lagos State immediately paid a condolence visit to her family.
The deceased’s friends and family have also poured tributes on her social media account.
