Nana Abdullahi

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Born1960
Died(2014-03-05)5 March 2014
CitizenshipNigerian
Nana Abdullahi
High Court judge
In office
2010  5 March 2014
Personal details
Born1960
Died(2014-03-05)5 March 2014
CitizenshipNigerian

Nana Aisha Abdullahi (c. 1960 – 5 March 2014[1]) was a Nigerian judge and lawyer. In 2010, Abdullahi became Jigawa State's first female High Court judge.[2] (Jigawa is a state located in northern Nigeria.)[3]

Abdullahi served as the Solicitor General, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner for Justice from 2000 to 2005.[2] She was appointed to the High Court in 2010, becoming the first woman to serve as a High Court justice in Jigawa State.[2] She held the post until her death in 2014.

Justice Nana Abdullahi died at a private hospital in Dutse, Jigawa, Nigeria, on 5 March 2014, at the age of 54.[citation needed]

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