Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Idris Kutigi, died in a London hospital on Sunday after a brief illness, his eldest son, Sani Kutigi has confirmed.

Kutigi confirmed the death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Sunday.

” We are making arrangements to transport our father back for burial,” he said.

He was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from Jan. 30, 2007 until Dec. 30 2009.