Ogunwumiju, JSC Pays Tribute to Late Justice Kalgo

Justice Helen Ogunwumiju of the Supreme Court has paid tribute to the late Justice Umaru Atu Kalgo, describing him as an erudite, hardworking, and compassionate jurist whose discipline and scholarship left a lasting mark on Nigeria's Judiciary. Kalgo died at 89 after a distinguished legal career spanning several decades. Ogunwumiju recalled her years as a Senior Legal Aid Counsel in Sokoto State between 1983 and 1986, when she appeared before Kalgo in several criminal trials. She noted that Kalgo, then Chief Judge of Sokoto State, conducted proceedings expeditiously, sometimes sitting until 5pm, and delivered detailed judgements the following day or within a fortnight. She described him as a scholarly and well-dressed gentleman with a dry British sense of humour and a master of the English language.

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