Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court.
Consequent upon the development, the Supreme Court now has 20 justices, one more short of a full complement of 21 justices.
The CJN presided on Friday as the eight new ones took their oath of office and oath of allegiance to the Nigerian Constitution, one after the other.
After the ceremony, they climbed to the bench where their 12 seniors were already seated, to assume their positions.
The newly inaugurated Justices of the apex court who were recently elevated from the Court of Appeal bench, included Justices Lawal Garba (North West), Helen Ogunwumiju (South West), Abdu Aboki (North West), and M. M. Saulawa (North West).
Others are:Justice Adamu Jauro (North East), Samuel Oseji (South South), Tijani Abubakar (North East) and Emmanuel Agim (South South).
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