The Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Musa Nabaruma,  is dead.

According to Channels Television, a member of the family identified as Hussaini Nabaruma confirmed the death of the Chief Judge on Tuesday, May 19.

It was learnt that Nabaruma who served as the Chief Judge of Yobe for about nine years (the longest in the state) died on Monday night after a protracted illness at the National Hospital in Abuja.

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He was appointed as the Chief Judge of Yobe state in 2011 by the immediate past governor of the state, Ibrahim Gaidam.