Peter Mallong, a federal high court judge, is dead.
Mallong was 60 years old.
In a statement on Monday, Hassan Sulaiman, chief registrar of the federal high court, said Mallong died on Sunday in Abuja after a brief illness.
“It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the death of our own, Hon. Justice Peter Mallong, a judge of the federal high court, who passed away on Sunday unexpectedly after a brief illness in Abuja,” the statement reads.
“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.
