BREAKING: Ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad dies in Saudi Arabia

The former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has reportedly died at a hospital in Saudi Arabia. The news of his passing, was confirmed by unnamed sources and formalized in a condolence message from a prominent legal association, on Tuesday morning.
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‎Justice Muhammad served as the 18th Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2019 until his resignation in June 2022. He stepped down from the judicial office, officially due to ill health.
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‎He was allegedly accused by 14 Supreme Court justices for corruption and mismanagement of the resources of the court shortly before his resignation.
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‎Meanwhile, the Nigerian Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS) issued a condolence statement, describing his death as a monumental loss to the Nigerian judiciary, the legal profession, the Muslim Ummah, and the nation at large, praising his commitment to fairness and the rule of law.
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‎Justice Muhammad had a long career, rising through the ranks from Magistrate to Justice of the Court of Appeal (1993-2006) and finally to the Supreme Court (2007-2022), serving as CJN from 2019.
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‎The legal community, remembers Justice Muhammad as a fatherly pillar who upheld the highest ideals of the Bench, with fairness, courage, and fidelity to the rule of law.
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‎The official arrangements for the burial and funeral rites of the former Chief Justice, who was a native of Bauchi State, will be announced pending the repatriation of his remains from Saudi Arabia.
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