Just In: Grief as Nasarawa's Newly Appointed High Court Judge Tanze Makama Dies

• A Nasarawa state high court judge, Justice Tanze Benjamin Makama, has died just two months after he was appointed
• The late justice, who was appointed on December 29, 2023, was said to have died after having a brief illness
• The Keffi branch of the NBA has mourned the high court judge and sent sympathies to his family and the Chief Justice of the state

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Keffi, Nasarawa - Justice Tanze Benjamin Makama, recently appointed as the Nasarawa state high court judge, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, following a brief illness.

The late justice assumed the role of the high court judge on December 29, 2023.

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NBA mourns Nasarawa high court judge

According to Sahara Reporters, the departure of Justice Makama has left the legal community in tears, and the Keffi branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has expressed its condolences.

Nuhu J. Egya, the Keffi branch chairman of the NBA, described the justice's death as irreparable.

In a statement on Thursday, March 7, Egya sent out the condolences of the NBA to the family of Makama , praying God will grant them the strength to bear the loss.

Also, the bar extended its condolences to Justice Aisha Bashir-Aliyu, the Nasarawa state's chief justice and the state's judiciary.

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Source: Legit.ng