Justice Mohammed Nasir Yunusa of the Federal High Court, Kano Division, has died after reportedly collapsing at his residence in Kano State.
Sources familiar with the incident said the judge was rushed to a hospital shortly after he collapsed but was later confirmed dead.
The Director of Information of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Catherine Oby Christopher, confirmed the development, stating that Justice Yunusa died at the State Medical Centre in Kano.
He was subsequently buried in line with Islamic rites.
Justice Yunusa served on the Federal High Court bench in Kano, where he handled a number of notable cases, including matters arising from the 2023 general elections.
Among the cases linked to his court was a suit challenging the electoral victories of Labour Party candidates across several states. Following reports at the time, the Federal High Court in Kano clarified that it did not nullify the candidature of Abia State Governor Alex Otti.
In one of the rulings connected to the matter, Justice Yunusa stated that candidates who participated in the Abia elections were not parties before his court.
“This court lacks jurisdiction to make an order for the issuance of certificate of return. They are at liberty to seek redress in the appropriate Division of the court,” he had ruled.
The suit was filed by Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim, who asked the court to revoke certificates of return issued to Labour Party candidates declared winners in Kano and other states, including the FCT.
The Labour Party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were listed as respondents in the case.
