CityNews reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has contracted the COVID-19 virus.
This was confirmed on Tuesday in Abuja by a member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa.
Saulawa made the confirmation at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN) in Abuja, The Nation reports.
It is understood that CJN Muhammad is at the moment in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates where he is receiving treatment.
Details later….