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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here          Daily Independent Online.         * Monday, August 09, 2004. Akande dies at 66 By Sunny Igboanugo (Lagos) Sola Shittu (Ibadan) and ‘Gbenga Faturoti (Osogbo)   Like a huge pall, the pangs of death enveloped the 7 Alawade Street Ikate, Surulere, Lagos residence of Debo Akande, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Sunday after news of his demise in London  broke earlier in the day. He was aged 66. Activities around the modest one storey home bore the sign of the sad event as some of the relatives wept and others wore long faces when sympathisers thronged the house to pay their respects. Long queues of cars stretched through the street and adjourning areas. Almost immediately after the announcement, messages began pouring in thick and fast to commiserate with the family of the accomplished lawyer. Among the sympathisers were Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, former Governor of old Oyo State Victor Olunloyo and former federal Attorney General Richard Akinjide. Tinubu said: “I received with profound sadness the news of the death in London last night of the frontline legal practitioner, statesman and political activist, Chief Debo Akande. His demise at this time is most shocking and unexpected. He has left us at a time when more than ever before, this country needs men of his kind with an unblemished record of character, courage and integrity”. In his tribute, Olunloyo said in Ibadan that Akande’s death will create a big vacuum in the legal profession. “His death to us is a very shocking one and this is least expected as he has just returned from a vacation abroad”. Akande was the leading prosecution counsel in the celebrated trial of those accused of the murder of former federal Attorney General Bola Ige before he declined to continue with the case. Paying his regards, Akinjide said his demise is a “great disaster” for the legal profession. Former  National Vice Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) Ayo Fasanmi described it as “the greatest tragedy”.       Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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