By Ameh Ejekwonyilo
Abuja
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa as a man of impeccable character.
In a statement issued by the NBA President, Mr. Okey Wali (SAN), the Bar said:
“The late Hon. Justice Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa, JSC, was famously described by the Bar and the Bench as the Socrates of the Nigerian legal Profession. He did not only bestride the legal firmament of Nigeria like a colossus, but he also exhibited impeccable character, integrity, learning and professionalism. He was indeed one of the best legal minds the Nigerian Legal Profession has ever produced. The Legal Profession and the nation have lost a rare gem”.
The NBA commiserated Justice Oputa’s family: “I hereby give our condolences to the Judiciary and his family, while praying for the repose of his soul, and also pray that God will give the family, the Bench and the Bar, the fortitude to bear the loss”.
You would recall that Justice Oputa passed away at his Abuja on May 4, 2014 at the age of 96.
