Nana Abdullahi

Nana Abdullahi
High Court judge
In office
2010 – 5 March 2014
Personal details
Born1960
Died(2014-03-05)5 March 2014
CitizenshipNigerian

Nana Aisha Abdullahi (c. 1960 – 5 March 2014[1]) was a Nigerian judge and lawyer. In 2010, Abdullahi became Jigawa State's first female High Court judge.[2] (Jigawa is a state located in northern Nigeria.)[3]

Abdullahi served as the Solicitor General, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner for Justice from 2000 to 2005.[2] She was appointed to the High Court in 2010, becoming the first woman to serve as a High Court justice in Jigawa State.[2] She held the post until her death in 2014.

Justice Nana Abdullahi died at a private hospital in Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria, on 5 March 2014, at the age of 54.

References

  1. ^ Nation, The (2014-03-08). "Jigawa's first female high court judge dies at 54". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Jigawa's first female High Court judge dies at 54". Daily Post. Lagos, Nigeria. 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  3. ^ "ABDULLAHI, Nana Akhah". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2025-08-31.