Justice Onum's death a profound loss to Benue, Nigeria – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness implicit the decease of erstwhile Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Adam Ochume Onum, describing him arsenic a distinguished jurist whose contributions to the judiciary and nationalist work would beryllium remembered.

The President's Special Adviser connected Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Friday, November 6, 2026, saying Tinubu extended his condolences to the deceased wife, Vivien, family, the Benue State Judiciary, the Nigerian Bar Association and the Idoma nation.

Onum, who died astatine the property of 73, was besides remembered for his contributions to the improvement of Benue State and the ineligible profession.

The precocious jurist began his vocation with the Ministry of Justice successful Akure, Ondo State, during his National Youth Service Corps programme aft graduating from the University of Lagos.

He aboriginal served arsenic a magistrate successful Vandeikya betwixt 1980 and 1982 earlier becoming a subordinate of the Benue State House of Assembly successful 1983.

He subsequently established Eko & Onum Chambers successful Otukpo, wherever helium practised instrumentality earlier serving arsenic Solicitor-General, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice successful Benue State betwixt 1988 and 1991.

Onum was appointed a justice of the Benue State High Court successful 1991 and served for much than 2 decades earlier becoming Chief Judge.

He made past arsenic the archetypal idiosyncratic from the Idoma taste radical to inhabit the presumption since the instauration of Benue ...