The Supreme Court of Nigeria has announced the passing away of its justices, justice Chima Nweze.
A statement by the Director of Press and Information Supreme Court, Dr. Akande Festus said, Justice Nweze died on Saturday, 29th July, 2023, after a brief illness.
Before his demise, late Justice Chima Nweze gave a sterling account of himself in the discharge of his official duties at the Supreme Court.
Dr. Festus described late justice Nweze as a formidable ally of his brother Justices, an admirable pillar of support to the staff and management of the Supreme Court as well as a dependable father-figure to all.
“He had largely made himself a pliable legal personality that had diligently sunk a pool of enduring legal knowledge and experience in all his judicial pronouncements,” he stated.
Late Justice Nweze was born in Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State on 25th September, 1958.
He had his LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD in Law at the prestigious University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus in 1983, 1995 and 2001, respectively.
The Supreme Court said, the deceased was also a recipient of LL.D. Degree and was an Associate Professor of Law at Ebonyi State University and a Visiting Professor of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
The deceased Justice was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Enugu State, from 1995 to 2007, Justice of the Court of Appeal from 2008 to 2014 and was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench on 29 October, 2014, where he served until his death.
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