{"id":11326,"date":"2017-02-21T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T08:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=11326"},"modified":"2017-05-19T11:10:35","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T10:10:35","slug":"okutepa-barr-jibrin-samuel","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/okutepa-barr-jibrin-samuel\/","title":{"rendered":"OKUTEPA, Barr. Jibrin Samuel"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LL.B, B.L; legal practitioner, lecturer, administrator, b: January 1,1960; p: Ofekpe; ht: Apaya; Iga: Ofii; so: Kogi; m; JustinaA Onuche, June 10,2000; nc: three sons, three daughters; Education; Benue State Local Government Board Primary School, Ogbogbo, Igala-Mela\/Odolu L.GA, Kogi State, 1977; Takum Local Government Primary School, Mararaba, 1980; Benue State Fire Training School, Makurdi, 1980-81; School of Basic Studies, Makurdi, 1985-87; University of Jos, Jos, 1987-90; Nigerian Law School, Lagos, 1990-91; en Fire Fighter\/Leading Fire Man, Benue State Fire Service, 1980-90; Private Legal Practitioner, Messrs EM. Ebofuame-Nesan &#038; Co. Makurdi, Benue State,1991-92; Messrs E.A Haruna &#038; Co. Makurdi, Benue State, 1992-93; Part Time Lecturer, University of Jos, Makurdi Campus, 1994-95; Part Time Lecturer, University of Lagos, 1996; Principal Partner, and Managing Solicitor\/Advocate of the Law, Messrs J.S. Okutepa &#038;Co., since 1993; mm: Nigerian Bar Association, Makurdi Branch, since 1991; Financial Secretary, 1993-98; PublicitySecretary, 2000-02; Secretary,200406; Mem. National Executive Committee, Nigerian Bar Association, since 2004; 1*v-ch.,NBA, Makurdi Branch, 2006-08; Human Right Committee; Conference Planning Committee, Nigerian Bar Association, Jos, 2005; Continuing Legal Education Committee, National Level, 2004-06; Justice Sector Reform\/Judiciary Committee, NBA at the National Level, since 2007; Disciplinary Committee, National Level in Charge of Benue State; Human Rights Committee, Nigerian B: .* Association, Makurdi Branch; award: Achiever of Justice,National Association of Igala Students Association, Benue State University Chapter, 2005; Meritorious Services Award, Students Union, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, 2009; Officer of Igala Kingdom Award, I. C. D. A National, 2009; publ: Students and Law Within the Nigerian University System, Presented at the Maiden Law Week of the Law Students, Benue State University, Makurdi, 1997;Independence of the Judiciary: Fact or Fiction, Being a Paper Presented at the Law Week of Law Students Society, Benue State University, Makurdi, 1998; hob: advocacy, teaching, reading, accepting challenges, meeting people, football, discussing national and international issues, writing, travelling; He would like to be remembered for fighting for justice for the poor and die oppressed; off: 7, New Bridge Road, Ashby Investment House, Makurdi; res: Plot BNC 7417, Kanshic? Makurdi; e-m: jsokutepaandoompany@yahoo.com; tel: 08035896910, 08053462795. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,749,1505,165],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-11326","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-administrator","category-educationist","category-legal"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/11326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/11326\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11326"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=11326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}