Former Supreme Court Judge, Abubakar Wali Is Dead

Justice Abubakar Wali, a former Supreme Court judge has died at his residence in Kano State.

A close family source who confirmed the passing away of the respected and prominent jurist said he died after a protracted illness.

Naija News understands that Justice Wali was a pioneer legal practitioner in the north and was also the first judge from the Shariah Court of Appeal to rise through the rank to become a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

The family source added that the deceased would be buried Tuesday afternoon (today) according to Islamic rites.