The Chief Justice of Yobe State, Honorable Justice Garba Musa Nabaruma has died following a protracted sickness.

A family source revealed that the late Chief Judge died at the Nationa Hospital Abuja after a protracted renal disease.

He will be buried according to Islamic injunctions today, Tuesday, 19th May 2020.

Justice Garba Nabaruma was sworn in as Yobe State Chief Judge in 2011.

He is considered to be among the longest-serving Chief Judge since the creation of the State on 27th August 1991.

The judge was known for his humility and kindness at the bench and private life.