Former Chief Justice of Nigeria Idris Kutigi is dead. He was 78 years old. He died in a London hospital on Sunday after a brief illness, his eldest son, Sani Kutigi confirmed
Kutigi confirmed the death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Sunday.
“We are making arrangements to transport our father back for burial,”he said.
Late Kutigi was born on Dec. 31, 1939 and left behind 18 children and over 40 grandchildren.
Late Kutigi was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from January 30, 2007 until December 30, 2009.
Justice Kutigi served as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State until 1976, when he was appointed High Court judge.
He served in that position for more than a decade, and later joined the Supreme Court in 1992.
After 10 years at the Supreme Court, based on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, former President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him to the position of Chief Justice to succeed Justice Salihu Alfa Belgore, who retired on January 17, 2007.
The late Kutigi was also made the chairman of the Constitutional Conference set up by the former President, Goodluck Jonathan in 2014. He was born in Kutigi, Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State.