Olisa agbakoba biography
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Olisa Agbakoba, OON, SAN was born on 29 May to ledare Justice Godfrey Ubaka and Mrs Phina Agbakoba in Jos. He later moved to Onitsha in , two years before the Nigerian civil war. He fryst vatten a maritime lawyer but more popularly known as a human rights activist in the Nigerian human rights movement from the early to late 90&#; fryst vatten also a former President of Nigerian Bar Association. Olisa Agbakoba attended Government Primary School, Jos from to , Hillcrest School, Jos; , Government Primary School Jos, ; Zixton Public School Ozubulu in and Christ the King College, Onitsha between and Agbakoba also attended College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu from to ; Government College, Ughelli; , University of Nigeria Nsukka; , Nigerian Law School, Lagos, ; and London School of Economics & Political Science He holds an LLB (Hons) of the University of Nigeria, BL of the Nigerian Law School and LLM () of the University of London.
Fresh out of lag school, He served as a research fellow in the Nige
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My father scuttled my mål to become a soldier — Olisa Agbakoba
Prominent lawyer and human rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), speaks with TOFARATI IGE about his career and other issues
What are some of your most memorable childhood experiences?
That would be when I was in Jos. We had a very idyllic, cosmopolitan and absolutely restful and stress-free country. Jos used to be known as the town on the plateau but sadly, it is now in turmoil. I remember with great fondness how I used to play football and ride horses. I remember how the different ethnic groups used to associate with one another without strife. Compared to today’s major challenges, the plateau has been turned into a killing field and there is no peace between the Fulani and other ethnic groups in the area.
Considering how different things are now, when do you think the change began to occur?
The coup of January 15, , was the first signal that there was something changing for the worse. Unfort
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Born May 29, , Dr. Agbakoba studied at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (), the London School of Economics and Political Science (), and the University of London (). Before founding Olisa Agbakoba and Associates (OA&A) in , he was a Research Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs () and Guest Lecturer at the Military and Command School, Jaji (). He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (equivalent of Queens Counsel).
Dr. Agbakoba is an active champion of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Nigeria and Africa. He was President of the Nigerian Bar Association () and in had founded the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), of which he was president from to He was in that capacity in the forefront of the long struggle for democracy in Nigeria from through , during which period he also led the United Action for Democracy as Convener ( to ).
Dr. Agbakoba is the Senior Counsel of the Human Rights Law Service and a member of numerous human rig