The Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Musa Nabaruma is dead. A family member, Hussaini Nabaruma confirmed the death of the Chief Judge on Tuesday May 19.
Nabaruma who served as the Chief Judge of Yobe since 2011 (the longest in the state), died on Monday night after a protracted illness at the National Hospital in Abuja.
He was appointed as the Chief Judge of Yobe state in 2011 by the immediate past governor of the state, Ibrahim Gaidam.
