The Federal High Court of Nigeria has announced the sudden death of the former Chief Judge of the court, Justice Adamu Kafarati, who died at age 67, on the 25th February, 2021 at about 7:30 pm.
The Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, made this known in a statement signed by Catherine Nwandu, the Chief Information Officer of the Court on Friday, in Abuja, stating that the late Justice died of cardiac arrest.
Justice Kafarati who was born on the 25th of July, 1954 at Kwami, in Gombe State, was appointed to the Federal High Court Bench on 31st October, 1991.
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He became the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court on 16th September 2017 and was confirmed as the substantive Chief Judge on 19th June 2018. He retired from the Federal High Court Bench on the 25th of July 2019.
Justice Tsoho who described the late Chief Judge as gentle but very courageous and forthright in all his dealings said the exit of Late Justice Adamu Abdu Kafarati will be felt by the court and as well as the country at large.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe