Federal High Court Judge, Mallong dies in Abuja

A Federal High Court (FHC) Judge, Justice Peter Mallong, of the Kaduna Division, is dead.

Supreme News reports that Justice Mallong died on Sunday after a brief illness in Abuja.

The Chief Registar of FHC, Hassan Amida Sulaiman, announced the sudden death of the judge in a statement he made available to newsmen Monday morning.

It reads: “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the death of our own , Hon. Justice Peter 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.”

Supreme News reports that Justice Mallong, who is from Plateau, was borm Jan. 21 1963 in Yauri, Kebbi .