Pioneer chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and former president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, is reported dead.
Akanbi died at 85 years of age in the early hours of Sunday, at a private hospital in Ilorin followowing a brief illness.
One of his children, Barrister Ahmed Akanbi, confirmed the passing away of the renowned jurist.
The Janaza prayer, according to the spokesperson of the family, will take place today, Sunday by 12 noon at his residence, House number 6, Agba dam street, off Ahmadu Bello way, G. R. A Ilorin, while the eight-day Fidau will hold next week Sunday.
Justice Akanbi was a founder of Mustapha Akanbi Foundation, Maasalam Islamic Foundation, Mustapha Akanbi Library and Resource Center, Nana Aishat Academy, and several others.
He was born on September 11, 1932 in Accra, Ghana.