Justice Tanko Mohammed, the Chief justice of Nigeria has resigned on health grounds.
The 68-year-old has two years to the end of his tenure as CJN.
According to Arise TV, Mohammed resigned over a yet-to-be-disclosed illness.
He was recently embroiled in a corruption scandal after 14 justices of the Supreme Court accused him of enriching himself and his family to the detriment of the judiciary.
The justices in the letter said the CJN failed to replace dilapidated vehicles, solve accommodation problems, poor healthcare services at the Supreme Court clinic, and poor electricity supply.
The justices also lamented the increase in electricity tariffs, no modified allowances to reflect the increase in diesel prices and lack of internet services in their chambers.
The justices called Mr Tanko’s attention to an internal memo served by the Chief Registrar, which notified judges that electricity would be supplied to the court between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily, due to the lack of diesel.
Other issues covered the non-signing of amended Court Rules, an abrupt stoppage of foreign workshops and training per annum for justices and no provision of qualified legal assistants.
