A former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Saifullahi Muntaqa Coommassie has died at the age of 71 on Thursday evening after a brief illness.
Alhaji Yusuf Saifullahi, son to the deceased, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria that his father died in Zaria after a brief illness.
He said the deceased who was born on Feb. 10, 1946 attended different schools after his initial mandatory Qur’anic school in his home town and other places.
The late Coommassie was initially trained as a teacher and taught Arabic and English in Zaria and Kaduna.
He retired from the teaching profession as the Principal of Provincial Arabic School in Fada, Zaria after spending a decade in the profession.
He then joined the legal profession by obtaining his Law degree (LL.B) in 1976 from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) and was called to the bar after attending the…
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