Justice Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji dies aged 67

Justice Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji dies aged 67

by Joseph Anthony
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Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji

A Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC), Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji, is dead. He was 67.

He died on Tuesday morning in Abuja, after a protracted illness
Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hajo Sarki Bello, confirmed the sad development.
Born on June 2, 1954, Oseji hails from the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state.
He attended Saint Patrickโ€™s College, Asaba, Delta State. He graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1984 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.
Justice Oseji worked as a magistrate and rose through the ranks to become Chief Magistrate Grade I. He was appointed Deputy Chief Registrar of the Delta State High Court in 1996, and Chief Registrar in 1997.
In 1998, he was appointed a judge of the High Court of Justice, Delta State, and elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2010.
While on the Court of Appeal bench, he served in the Enugu, Lagos and Benin divisions of the court before his elevation to the apex court last year.
He was among the eight Justices of the Court of Appeal elevated to the Supreme Court bench in November 2020.

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