FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA, KUTIGI IS DEAD

The deceased was born on December 31, 1939 and left behind 18 children and over 40 grandchildren. He was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from January 30, 2007 until December 30 2009.

Penpushing also reports that, late Justice Kutigi served as the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State until 1976, when he was appointed High Court judge, a position he served for more than a decade, and later joined the Supreme Court in 1992.

The late Justice, after 10 years at the Supreme Court, based on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, was appointed by the  former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the position of Chief Justice to succeed Justice Salihu Alfa Belgore, who retired on January 17, 2007.