The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Aloma Muktar, on Wednesday described the late Justice Kayode Eso as “ a great man’’ who contributed to the reform of the nation’s judicial system.
Muktar, who signed the condolence register at the Agodi GRA residence of the deceased in Ibadan, wrote:
“ To say that we will all miss him is an understatement.’’
The CJN was accompanied by the Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Badejoko Adeniji, and senior federal judicial officers.
Muktar, who was received by the eldest son of the deceased,Olumide, held a closed door meeting with family members lasting about two hours.
A family source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on condition of anonymity that the meeting focused on the burial arrangement for the deceased and the role to be played by the judiciary.
NAN reports that no fewer than 120 persons had so far signed the condolence register.
Eso, a renown jurist, died on Nov. 16 in a London hospital at the age of 87. (NAN)