The Supreme Court of Nigeria has described the late Justice of the Court, Justice Chima Centus Nweze as a formidable ally of his brother Justices, an admirable pillar of support to the staff and management of the Supreme Court; and indeed, a dependable father figure to all.
A statement by the Director of Press and Information of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr. Akande Festus Monday afternoon said, “It will be an understatement to say we are all going to miss him dearly.”
Akande said in the statement that, funeral arrangements would be announced by the family in due course.
The statement reads, “It is with a heart full of grief that we announce the sudden death of our amiable brother and colleague, Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze, JSC, on Saturday, 29th July 2023, after a brief illness.
“Justice Nweze was born in Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State on 25th September 1958. He had his LLB (Hons), LLM and PhD in Law at the prestigious University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus in 1983, 1995 and 2001, respectively.
“He was also a recipient of LL.D. Degree; and was an Associate Professor of Law at Ebonyi State University and a Visiting Professor of Law, at Enugu State University of Science and Technology.
“His Lordship was a Judge of the High Court of Justice, Enugu State, from 1995 to 2007; Justice of the Court of Appeal from 2008 to 2014; and was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench on 29 October 2014, where he served until his death.
“Hon. Justice Chima Nweze gave a sterling account of himself in the discharge of his official duties at the Supreme Court, who had largely made himself a pliable legal personality that had diligently sunk a pool of enduring legal knowledge and experience in all his judicial pronouncements,” the statement added.
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