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BREAKING: Nigeria Constitutional Lawyer, Prof Ben Nwabueze Is Dead

The legal Icon died in his Lagos apartment at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 29.

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Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN)

Prominent Nigerian constitutional lawyer and former Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), has passed away.

VerseNews reports that president General of Atani Town Union, Arinze Nzeli, Confirmed this in a statement on Monday.

According to him, the legal Icon died in his Lagos apartment at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 29.

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He died in his Lagos apartment at the age of 92.

The lawyer had been ill for some time before his passing.

Born in 1931 in Atani, Anambra State, Nwabueze was also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

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