A former minister of justice in Nigeria,
Prince Bola Ajibola, is dead. He was 89.
According to a statement by his eldest son Segun Ajibola, he said the former minister passed away Saturday midnight after a long-time illness.
Ajibola served as a minister of justice during the military regime led by Ibrahim Babangida.
He served as the high commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, and also the founder of Crescent University Abeokuta.
