A former Chief Judge of Kaduna State, Justice Tanimu Zailani, is dead.
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He died in the early hours of Sunday in Kaduna state after a brief illness.
A family who did not want to be mentioned told our correspondent that his funeral prayer will be held in his community, Rigachikun, Igabi Local Government Area of the state.
Justice Zailani was the head of the Kaduna State Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Kaduna State Government and the chief judge of the High Court of Kaduna state from 2013 to 2018.
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