Emmanuel Ayoola, former chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has died at the age of 91.
His death was announced in a statement on Wednesday by Musa Aliyu, the incumbent ICPC chairman.
Born on October 27, 1933, in Ilesha, Osun State, Mr. Ayoola served the country in various capacities. He was appointed as a high court judge in 1976 and rose through the ranks to the supreme court. He retired as a justice of the apex court in 2003, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70.
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He served as the commission’s chairman between 2005 and 2010, after succeeding Mustapha Akanbi.
