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Updated: January 13, 2020

Ibrahim Bako: Judge In Shehu Shema's Fraud Case Dies

By Kindness Udoh
January 13, 2020
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A judge of the Federal High Court in Katsina, Ibrahim Maikaita Bako, is dead. This news was confirmed by Musa Danladi, Katsina State's Chief Judge, according to Daily Trust.

Reports say that Ibrahim died at Cedar Crest hospital, Abuja, on Sunday.

Mr. Danladi stated, “The late Bako died around 6am this morning at Cedar Crest, Abuja following an accident last Friday; he suffered serious spinal and neck injuries.

“He had been in intensive care unit (ICU) were doctors tried to stabilise him for eventual medical treatment abroad.

“It has also been resolved to hold his funeral prayers and bury him in Abuja after Zuhr prayers. It is critical; it is a loss.”

Ibrahim, was the sitting judge in a case against former Katsina State Governor, Shehu Shema, for an alleged N11 fund diversion. He had been in an auto crash on the Funtuna-Kankara road, Katsina State, last week.