The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for coronavirus.
He was said to have travelled to Dubai where he is receiving treatment.
The disclosure was made on Tuesday by a justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa.
Saulawa spoke during the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria in Abuja.
Tanko Muhammad was absent at the new legal year ceremony of the Supreme Court on Monday, arousing the curiosity of many.
72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria were sworn in at the occasion.