Ex-Lagos Chief Judge, Samuel Ilori Is Dead

Justice Samuel Ilori

Justice Samuel Ilori, the ninth chief judge of Lagos State has died at the age of 87.

A brief statement on Wednesday signed by his daughter Olukemi Ilori on behalf of the family said the former chief judge died on Tuesday in Lagos.

“He was well and just passed peacefully on that day,” the statement read.

The family said it would announce funeral plans later.