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
Nigerian Law School, Lagos in 1977.
He was a
State Counsel for the Ministry of Justice in Kwara State from 1977 to 1978 and
Kaduna State in 1978.
Between
1978 and 1988, he was with the High Court, Kaduna in various capacities; as an
Associate Magistrate, Senior Magistrate, Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief
Registrar and as the Chief Registrar.
Prior to
joining the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2008, he was a Judge at the Court of
Appeal and served in Port Harcourt, Jos, Abuja, Ilorin and Benin divisions.
He was
awarded with the Time News Magazine Nigeria merit award in 2006; he was on
national assignment as a member of the Karibi Whyte Disturbance Tribunal in
Abuja (1986-1987).
The late
Coommassie attended several workshops and seminars on Sharia and other aspects
of law and was a member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers.
The
deceased left behind three wives and two children.
The funeral
prayer is scheduled to hold at the Emir of Zazzau’s palace Zaria by 10a.m. on
Friday.
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