Prince Bola Ajibola, Nigerian former Minister of Justice and former Judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, is dead.
The eldest child of the late jurist, Segun Ajibola, SAN, disclosed this in a statement, on Sunday in Abeokuta.
“With very deep heart and gratitude to Almighty Allah.
“Our Dad, Prince Bola Ajibola, departed this world over midnight. May Almighty Allah bless him with Aljanah Firdaus,” he wrote.
It was gathered that the ex-minister died on Saturday midnight after a long-time illness as a result of old age.
Bolasodun Adesumbo “Bola” Ajibola, KBE was a Nigerian jurist, he was the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice of Nigeria from 1985 to 1991 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1991 to 1994.
He was president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 1984 to 1985. He is also the founder of Crescent University, Abeokuta.