Breaking: Tears as Law Professor who Became SAN at 90 Dies
- Adeleke University, Ede, Osun state has been thrown into mourning following the death of Prof. Toriola Oyewo Ajagbe, a lecturer at the Faculty of Law
- Ajagbe, according to media reports died from injuries sustained in accident at the age of 91 on Tuesday, February 1
- The deceased was thrust into lime light back in 2021 when he was promoted to the rank of senior advocate of Nigeria at 90 years
Ede - Professor Toriola Oyewo Ajagbe, a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun state is dead.
The Punch reports that the 91-year-old died from injuries he sustained in an auto crash at Ode Omu town in Osun State, on Tuesday, February 1, at the at the at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
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Ajagbe's death was confirmed by his daughter, Mrs Kiitan Adeagbo, who said her father was traveling to Ede from his base in Ibadan when he was involved in the accident nine days ago.
The nonagenarian was taken to the intensive Care Unit at the UCH where he eventually gave up the ghost, The Street Journal added.
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Adeagbo said, “He was traveling to Ede last week Monday when the accident occurred and we eventually lost him.”
Born on January 11, 1931 in Erunmu, Oyo state, Ajagbe was a traditional chief in the southwest state.
Age is no barrier to success: Daughter celebrates 91-year-old father named among lawyers elevated to SAN
Recall that Oyewo, a 91-year-old professor of Law was on Thursday, October 21, 2021, was named among the 72 lawyers elevated to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank.
Oyewo, a traditional chief in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, was among the 10 academics in the legal profession who were promoted to the prestigious position.
In her congratulatory remarks, the daughter of the new SAN described her father’s elevation at his age as divine.
Full list of 72 prominent lawyers elevated to SAN emerges
Meanwhile, the number of Nigerian lawyers with the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank has significantly increased as the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) elevated 72 new legal practitioners to the prestigious position.
The SAN rank is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession who have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics.
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad swore in the new senior advocates during an inauguration ceremony to be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at the Supreme Court premises in Abuja.
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