Two Court of Appeal Justices among victims of Saudi Arabia stampede

Two Justices of the Court of Appeal are among the hundreds of pilgrims who died in the stampede in Saudi Arabia.
They are Justices Abdulkadir Abubakar Jega and Musa Hassan Alkali.
Justice Jega was the presiding Justice of Abuja division, while Justice Alkali was of the Ilorin division of the Court of Appeal.
It was learnt that they were in Saudi Arabia for the annual Holy Pilgrimage.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed has sent condolence messages to families of the two late judicial officers.
Media aide to the CJN, Ahurakah Isah said, in a statement issued Saturday evening, that the CJN commiserates, on behalf of the nation’s Judiciary, with “the Court of Appeal and the families of two Justices of the Court of Appeal who died during the unfortunate stampede last Thursday 24 September 2015 in Mina, Saudi Arabia while in the Holy Land to perform Hajj Pilgrimage.”
“The Chief Justice of Nigeria said the death of the revered jurists is not just a huge loss to the Judiciary ,but Nigeria in entirety, adding that both men of the Bench have contributed immensely to the development of our jurisprudence.
“The CJN, Justice Mohammed on behalf of the entire Judiciary in the country prayed the Almighty Allah to grant the soul of the departed Justices eternal rest and their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
“Justice Mohammed expressed his personal condolences to the immediate family and relations as well as friends and associates of the highly respected jurists who will be greatly missed by the entire judiciary.
“His Lordship urges members of the deceased families to be comforted by the knowledge that the departed jurists served their country with commitment, dedication ‎and honesty.
“The CJN‎ prays that Almighty Allah will receive their soul and grant them al-janah,” Isah said.

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