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Akiliano Akiwumi: Elite judge served with dignity, admired by lawyers

Justice Akilano Akiwumi. [File, Standard]

Justice Akilano Akiwumi's piercing eyes gave him an appearance of a no no-nonsense judge. That searching stare made both journalists and litigants get uncomfortable when he looked straight at them without blinking.

From the sharp gaze behind his lenses, one could only guess if he was either deeply scrutinising something or was just about to reprimand the target for some transgression at his hearings or in court.

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