Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman, who sits at the Awka division of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, has died in a London hospital.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Justice Riman passed away in England in the early hours of October 28.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justice John Tsoho announced the death of Justice Riman.
Riman’s death halted proceedings at Federal High Courts across the country, following a notice of the demise of the brother judge.
In the notice to all Federal High Court judges dated October 28, Tsoho stated the late judge had been admitted to a hospital in England before his demise.
He said that further burial information will be subsequently, communicated by his family.
On Monday, some judges of the Lagos division who had commenced sittings for the day, were made to rise abruptly, following the notice.
Cases have consequently, been adjourned to later dates.