The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19.
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa confirmed this at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’Association of Nigeria (MULAN) on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to justice Saulawa, the CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment.
The CJN was represented by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour at the swearing-in ceremony of 72 senior advocates of Nigeria (SAN) on Monday.