The President of the Kogi State Customary Court of Appeals, Justice Ibrahim Shaibu, is death.
According to information reaching us, the late Justice died this afternoon after a brief illness
Recalled that Justice Ibrahim Shaibu Atadoga swore-in Captain Idris Wada as the governor of Kogi State after a controversial court verdict which gives room for two governors in Kogi state as the then Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Abdullahi Bello, was also swore-in as governor by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Nasiru Ajanah
Called to Bar in 1986, he has been in private practice since he was called to Bar, even though his private practice cannot be described as flourishing; he hails from Omala L.G.A. of Kogi State .
Ibrahim Shaibu was instrumental to the creation of the Customary Court of Appeal in Kogi State. When the Customary Court of Appeal was created, Hon Justice Otta was made president but with less than two (2) years to retirement.
Ibrahim Shaibu Atadoga being the most senior Judge after Otta took over as President of Customary Court of Appeal upon Otta’s retirement.
