Former Chief Justice Of Nigeria Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad Passes Away At 71
Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, has died at the age of 71. He reportedly passed away in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, just two weeks before he would have turned 72 on December 31. The Nigerian Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS) confirmed his death on Tuesday in Abuja, describing it as a major loss for the nation. In a statement titled “NAMLAS Condolence Message on the Passing of Hon. Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, GCON, Former Chief Justice of Nigeria,” the association said: “Indeed, to Allah we belong, and to Him we shall return. “The Nigeria Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS), National Headquarters, Abuja, receives with profound sorrow the news of the passing of Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, GCON, former Chief Justice of Nigeria. His demise is a monumental loss to the Nigerian judiciary, the legal profession, the Muslim Ummah, and the nation at large.”