BREAKING: Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Uwais, Passes Away at 88
Mohammed Uwais, a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 88.
His death was confirmed in the early hours of Friday by Dr. Kayode Ajulo, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State.
Uwais served as the Chief Justice from 1995 until his retirement in 2006. After leaving the bench, he was appointed by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to lead the Presidential Electoral Reform Committee.
The committee featured notable members such as Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah and senior advocate and human rights lawyer, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba.
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Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. Tributes from across Nigeria’s legal, political, and civil society communities are expected in the days ahead.
