
A Federal High Court judge, Justice Peter Mallong, is dead.
In a statement Monday morning, the FHC Chief Registar, Hassan Amida Sulaiman, said Mallong died on Sunday after a brief illness in Abuja.
The statement reads: “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the death of our own, Hon Justice Peter Hoommuk Mallong, a judge of the Federal High Court, who passed away on Sunday unexpectedly after a brief illness in Abuja.
“We will miss him more than words can express. Funeral arrangements will be communicated to the public in due time.”