LLB, BL, retired chief justice of Nigeria, born November 8, 1920, Zaria, Kaduna State; mar ried Juliana Bolaji 1950, five sons, four daughters; Education: Holy Trinity School, Kano, 1930-36, CMS Grammar School, Lagos, 1937-40, University of Bristol, England, 1945-48, called to the English Bar, Middle Temple, London, December, 1948, enrolled as Barrister of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, March 1949; worked at the Nigerian Railway Corporation, 1941-44; appointed Magistrate, 1951-56; Chief Magistrate, 1956-59; Chief Registrar, High Court, Lagos, 1959-60; Chief Registrar, Supreme Court of Nigeria, August 1960-January 1961; acting judge, FebruaryMay 1961; appointed High Court Judge, former Federal Territory of Lagos, 1961-70; appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, 1970-85; appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria, October 1983-November 1985; member, Commission of Enquiry into the Banso Riot, Southern Cameroons, 1956; Na tional Honour: honoured with Commander of the Order of Federal Republic (CFR), 1980; Hobbies: billiards, swimming; Address: 26, Lugard Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos State.
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