Judge Involved In Dino Melaye's Tape Scandal Confesses - Sahara Reporters

Justice Akon Ikpeme involved in Senator Dino Melaye tape scandal, has "confessed" to speaking to Senator Melaye, seeks soft-landing.

Sahara Reporters said Justice Akon Ikpeme told one President Muhammadu Buhari's aidethat Senator Melaye paid her twice, because she handled his case twice at the lower tribunal.

Justice Akon Ikpeme asks @ngrpresident to investigate Court of Appeal for insisting she handles Dino's case again the second time



Recall that last week, Saharareporters released a tape conversation between Nigerian Senator Dino Melaye compromising Justice Akon Ikpeme, the tribunal judge who handled his election case in 2015.

In a tape, Justice (Mrs) Akoh was overheard asking Mr. Melaye to give her a bribe in US dollars.

Justice Ikpeme is married to a Cross River medical doctor. She is reportedly number 3 in the hierarchy of the Cross Rivers judiciary, according to Sahara Reporters investigations.

In 2016, Justice Ikpeme dismissed a petition by Smart Adeyemi, Mr. Melaye’s opponent, in accordance to the plot to let Mr. Melaye off the hook at the election tribunal.

Meanwhile, the Senator had accused the online medium of using voice over to implicate him in a new phone conversation tribunal bribery scandal.