A Federal High Court judge attached to the Kano State Division, Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa, has reportedly collapsed and died at his residence.
It was gathered that the judge, who collapsed in his living room, was rushed to a medical facility where he was pronounced dead by the medical personnel on duty.
Sources within the Federal High Court in Abuja revealed on Saturday that the judge was buried on Friday in accordance with Islamic rites.
“Yes, the judge died Thursday evening and he has been buried. He was very hardworking during his lifetime. You know he handled many high-profile cases and dispensed justice accordingly,” one of the sources explained.
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The Director of Information of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Catherine Oby Christopher, confirmed the development, stating that Justice Yunusa passed away at the State Medical Centre in Kano.
One of the high-profile cases the jurist handled was in the aftermath of the 2023 general elections when the Federal High Court in Kano State denied nullifying the candidature of the then Abia Governor-elect, Alex Otti.
It will be recalled that the court had, at the time, nullified the election of the Labour Party candidates in Kano who contested during the 2023 general election.
Justice Yunusa, however, maintained that the candidates who participated in the 2023 general elections in Abia State were not parties before his court.
“This court lacks jurisdiction to make an order for the issuance of certificate of return. They are at liberty to seek redress in the appropriate Division of the court,” he had said.
The legal matter arose when a plaintiff, identified as Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim, filed an application seeking the court to revoke and set aside the certificates of return issued to all LP candidates declared winners in Kano and the 35 states of the Federation, including the FCT, Abuja.
The respondents joined in the lawsuit were the Labour Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
