Eminent jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dahiru Musdapher is dead.
The former CJN died at a London hospital on monday after a protracted illness. Musdapher was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on August 27, 2011 and sworn-in by former President, Goodluck Jonathan two days after.
The jurist, who retired from bench five years ago on attaining the compulsory retirement age of 70, hailed from a family of emigrant Kanuri scholars and jurists in Babura local government of Jigawa state.
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