Breaking News: Ex-Chief Justice Idris Kutigi dies
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former chief justice of nigeria idris kutigi is dead. he was 78 years old1 niger state commissioner for information danjuma sallau said kutigi died in a london hospital1 idris legho kutigi was the chief justice of nigeria between 2007 and 2009 and after retirement he was made the chairman of the constitutional conference set up by the jonathan administration in 20141 kutigi was born on 31 december 1939 in kutigi lavun local government of niger state1 he began his early education in the town and later had his secondary education in bida and barewa college in zaria1 he also graduated from ahmadu bello university zaria after which he left for england where he studied at the school of oriental and african studies university of london and gibson and weldon before returning to attend the nigerian law school in lagos1 justice kutigi served as the attorney general and commissioner for justice in niger state until 1976 when he was appointed high court judge1 he was on the bench in niger for more than 10 years before his appointment as a judge of the supreme court in 19921 he became the chief justice in 2007 succeeding justice alfa belgore1 he retired on 30 december 2009 and did the unusual by swearing in his successor justice aloysius iyorgyer katsina-alu who died in july. he did so because president umaru yaradua was not in the country at the time due to ill-health1