The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has reportedly proceeded on a medical trip to London to attend to an undisclosed medical ailment, Peoples Gazette report.

Sources privy to the CJN’s trip disclosed that the Head of Nigeria’s judiciary departed the country via Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. He was said to have been pushed in a wheelchair through the terminals to board a British Airways flight. Interestingly, the CJN has not been known to be suffering from any physical disability of incapacitation up till this moment.

His medical trip comes on the heel of the deluge of political litigations referred to the judiciary for resolution after the just concluded elections, with millions of Nigeria particularly looking up to the judiciary with keen interest for the determination of the Presidential election petitions filed by the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

While details of the CJN’s recent trip remain hazy and publicly unavailable following lack of official communication from the Supreme Court, in another twist to the issue, Peoples Gazette, earlier today reported that the CJN is scheduled to meet with the President elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss matters not unconnected to the petitions filed against the latter’s election and declaration.

“The CJN deliberately left the country more than a week ahead of Tinubu to avoid any suspicion about why both of them disappeared at once,” a source familiar said. “That is why he travelled secretly and Tinubu also travelled secretly.”

Shortly after Mr Tinubu’s trip was reported, his media aides issued a statement saying he was going to be in Paris and London briefly before heading to Saudi Arabia for prayer rites. His return date was not disclosed.

But many Nigerians expressed immediate doubt about the statement’s credibility, especially as it was not volunteered before the trip was uncovered.

The Gazette has temporarily withheld the CJN’s photos and the specific hotel he stayed in to protect a source central to this story.

According to the Peoples Gazzete report, the Supreme Court spokesman turned down a request for clarification on the whole controversy by immediately and abruptly ending a phone call put to him and declining the pick afterwards.

The National Judicial Council declined comments about Mr Ariwoola’s suspicious activity. Mr Tinubu’s spokespersons also declined comments on Thursday afternoon.

Two main opposition candidates Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have this week filed petitions against Mr Tinubu’s emergence, saying the process that led to the decision of the electoral office INEC was fraudulent and unconstitutional.

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