Nana Abdullahi Explained

Nana Abdullahi
Office:High Court judge
Term Start:2010
Term End:5 March 2014
Birth Date:1960
Death Date:2014 3, df=yes
Citizenship:Nigerian

Nana Aisha Abdullahi (c. 1960 – 5 March 2014) was a Nigerian judge and lawyer. In 2010, Abdullahi became Jigawa State's first female High Court judge.[1] (Jigawa is a state located in northern Nigeria.)

Abdullahi served as the Solicitor General, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice from 2000 to 2005.[1] She was appointed to the High Court in 2010, becoming the first woman to serve as a High Court justice in Jigawa.[1] She held the post until her death in 2014.

Justice Nana Abdullahi died from an illness at a private hospital in Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria, on 5 March 2014, aged 54.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jigawa's first female High Court judge dies at 54 . Daily Post (Nigeria) . 2014-03-08 . 2014-04-04.