Former Justice of Supreme Court (JSC), Justice Bolarinwa Babalakin, is dead.
The erudite former JSC died in the early hours of Saturday at the age of 94.
The development came just as President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the late JSC Babalakin.
The President also commiserated with the government and people of Osun State on the loss of the eminent Jurist who rose to the pinnacle of his profession as a Judge of the highest court in the land, becoming one of the final authorities in legal issues in the country, thereby greatly enriching the nation’s jurisprudence.
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, the President noted that the late Justice Babalakin, long after his retirement, continued to give wise counsel to the Muslim community especially the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) where he was a former President.
Praying for Dr Babawale Babalakin (SAN), other children, and members of the family for the fortitude to bear the loss, Buhari urged them to take consolation in the fact that the deceased lived to a ripe old age, left behind a good name, served as a mentor and source of inspiration to many and became an icon of his profession.
Buhari also prayed that Almighty Allah will reward his good deeds with Aljannah.
The late Babalakin, who was called to the London Bar in the 1950s, retired from the Supreme Court in 1992.
Former JSC laid to rest
Meanwhile, the late Babalakin was laid to rest on Saturday evening at his country home in Gbongan, Osun State.
Islamic prayer for the deceased commenced at about 4:25 p.m. and was led by the Chief Imam of Osogboland, Isola Olawale, the Mufusir of Osogboland.
