Ex-ICPC Chair, Justice Mustapha Akanbi Dies, Buried In Ilorin

A former President of the Court of Appeal, Mustapha Akanbi, is dead.
Mr Akanbi died Sunday morning in Ilorin, Kwara State.
He was aged 85.
It was gathered that the former chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) died around 1 a.m.
His son, Kabir Akanbi, also confirmed the death to The Nation newspaper.
Meanwhile, the remains of late judge had been buried in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, former ministers and top government functionaries and stakeholders in the judiciary were among dignitaries that attended the burial.
The deceased was buried at his Agba Dam GRA residence in Ilorin at about 3 p.m on Sunday.
The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir, led the Jana’izah (funeral) prayer which lasted for less about 10 minutes.
In his brief sermon at the funeral rite, the chief Imam prayed Allah to grant Akanbi Aljanat Fiddaus (eternal rest).
Until his death, late Justice Akanbi was the first Wakili of Ilorin.
In 1992, the deceased was made President of the Court of Appeal, a position he held until retiring in 1999.
He was the founder of Mustapha Akanbi Foundation.
Akanbi was appointed ICPC Chairman by former president Olusegun Obasanjo in 2000 and served till 2005.
He was born on Sept. 11, 1932 in Accra, Ghana.