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BELLO,
Mohammed
born in 1930 at Katsina;Schools attended: 1938-42 Central Elementary School, Katsina; 1942-45 Middle Sch ool, Katsina; 1945-48 Kaduna College; 1951-52 Special student at University College, Ibadan; 1953-55 at the Inns of Court, London and was called to the Bar in Lincoln's Inn in September 1955; 1962-63 Special student at Harward Law School, Massachussetts; Appointment Held: 28th Feb. 1956; Employed by the former Northern Nigeria Government as Pupil Crown Counsel; 1958-1959: Reading in Chambers at Middle Temple, London; 1st April, 1961: Promoted Senior State Counsel, Northern Nigeria; 1st July, 1961; Transferred to Judicial Department as Chief Magistrate, Northem Nigeria; 1st March, 1964; Appo inted Director of Public Prosecutions, Northern Nigeria; 14th March, 1966: Appointed a Judge of the High Court, Northern Nigeria; 19th December, 1968: Promoted Senior Puisne Judge of the former North-Central and Kwara States; 1969-1975; Acted on several occasions as Chief Justice of the Northern States; 9th October, 1975: Appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court; Other Activities: 1980 to date: Chairman of the Go verning Body of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies; 1978 to date: Chairman of St. John Council of Nigeria; 1981-1982; Chairman of the Body of Benchers; National Commis sioner of the Sheriff Guards of Nigeria; Member of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs; Member of the Commonwealth Magistrates' Associa tion; Member of the Harward Lavard Law'School Association; Married with children; Hobbies inlcude rambling.
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