A former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, has died.
He died in the early hours of today July 18th at the Chida Orthopaedic Hospital, Gudu, Abuja.
Born on August 28th 1941, the eminent justice who hailed from Ushongo in Benue State, was the CJN from December 30, 2009 to August 28, 2011.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, in a statement released this morning, confirmed the passing of Jurist. The statement reads
“A few of our colleagues have called this morning (from about 3:30am Montreal Canadian time) to seek confirmation of the death of former Chief Justice Katsina-Alu. I can confirm that the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mrs. Hadizatu Mustapha, sent me a WhatsApp message to that effect about an hour ago confirming the death of the former CJN. I have just called the Chief Registrar to confirm that this is indeed the situation. That the Personal Assistant of the former CJN called her at 3.00pm Nigerian time to inform her of the demise. However, it’s 3:30am here in Montreal, Canada, where His Lordship the Honourable Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Mr. Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, and other Justices of the Supreme Court and Chief Judges of some states, are attending a conference organised by the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, and I haven’t yet contacted the Hon. CJN for his reaction. I hope to do that as soon as he wakes up and get his reaction.”
