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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, and the rest of the 18 judges of the Supreme Court have paid a condolence visit to the family of their departed colleague, Sylvester Ngwuta.
PREMIUM TIMES had
reported that Mr Ngwuta died after a brief illness on March 7.
He died at 69 just about 23 days to his 70th birthday on March 30 when he was due to retire from the bench.
A statement by the CJN’s media aide, Ahuraka Isah, on Sunday, said Mr Muhammad and his entourage paid a condolence visit to Mr Ngwuta’s family “over the weekend.”
PREMIUM TIMES understood that the CJN accompanied by the 18 judges of the apex court, the Chief Registrar of the court, Hadizatu Mustapha, and other members of staff and management of the court visited the family at Mr Ngwuta’s official residence in Abuja