The Chief Judge, Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, on Friday, expressed sadness over the death of Justice Adamu Abdu Kafarati.
Justice Tsoho, in a statement by Catherine Oby-Nwandu, Chief Information Officer of FHC, described the late Kafarati as “humble and forthright in all his dealings.”
Tsoho informed that Kafarati, who was the immediate-past chief judge of the court, died of cardiac arrest.
“With great sadness, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Honorable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, regrets to announce the sudden death of the former Chief Judge of this honourable court.
“Honourable Justice ADAMU ABDU KAFARATI passed on last night at about 7:30 pm being 25th February, 2021 after his usual evening Magrib Prayer in Abuja.
“The Late Justice died of Cardiac arrest,” the statement said.
Justice Tsoho said the late judge was a calm, gentle and courageous man.
“The pain of the exit of Late Justice Adamu Abdu Kafarati will be felt by the court and as well as the country at large,” he added.
He prayed that the Almighty God would grant his immediate family, relatives and friends the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
Born on the July 25, 1954 at Kwami, Gombe State, Abdu Kafarati was appointed to the Federal High Court Bench on Oct. 31, 1991.
He became the acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court on September 16, 2017, and was confirmed as the substantive Chief Judge on June 19, 2018.
Kafarati retired from the FHC bench on the July 25, 2019.
