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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
A former judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands, Prince Bola Ajibola, is dead.
Ajibola, who was also a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, died at 89.
Ajibola, the founder of Crescent University, Abeokuta, died around midnight after a long battle with illness as a result of old age.
The eldest child of the late jurist, Segun Ajibola (SAN), announced his demise in a statement issued in Abeokuta, on Sunday.
“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.