Justice Peter Mallong, a judge in the Federal High Court, has died.
He was said to have died on Sunday after a brief illness.
Mallong was 60 years old.
The Chief Registrar, Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hassan Sulaiman, confirmed this on Monday.
He said, “Hon. Justice Peter Hoommuk Mallong, a judge of the Federal High Court, passed away on July 30, 2023, unexpectedly after a brief illness in Abuja. We will miss him more than words can express.
“Funeral arrangements will be communicated to the public in due time.”
Mallong was born on January 21, 1963 in Yauri, Kebbi state.