FCT High Court Judge Dies

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A Judge with Federal Capital Territory High Court, Justice Jude Okeke, is dead .

He died at the National Hospital in Abuja on Tuesday. He was rushed to the hospital after a complaint of chest pain. He was 64 years old.

Justice Okeke, who until his demise occupied the ninth out of the thirty-three positions in the hierarchy of the FCT High Court handled lots of corruption cases

The last case he presided over was the trial of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babchair Lawal, that held on July 6, 2020.

Justice Okeke was from Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985. He started his judicial carrier in 2007 when he was appointed a Judge in the FCT High Court.

He is survived by his wife and children.