The number of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) grew on Thursday with the announcement of 72 more by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC).
The 72 lawyers conferred with the SAN rank this year are made up of 62 advocates and 10 from the academics.
Among them are the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Ojukwu Anthony Okechukwu; Ekiti Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Fapohunda, Adekola Olawale; one of the lawyers to the Abacha family, Atabo Reuben Okpanachi; Lough, Simon Asamber, of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and Lagos-based lawyer, Burkaa, Matthew Gwar.
The 10 from the academics including the Ojukwu of the NHRC, are Prof. Oyewo Ajagbe Toriola; Prof. Omorogbe Oluyinka Osayame; Prof. Ijaodola Rasheed Jimoh; Prof. Sodipo Bankole Adekunle Akintoye; Dr. Wigwe Christian Chizindu; Dr. Agbonika Josephine Aladi Achor; Prof. Sanni Abiola Olaitan; Prof. Omoregie Edoba Bright and Prof. Adbullahi ibrahim.
Also on the list are Adeniyi, Anthony Ademuyiwa; Umeh, Philip Ndubuisi Evaristus; Ovrawah, Ogaga; Afuba, Peter Aguigom; Ajose-Adeogun, Olaotan Olusegun; West-idahosa; Ehiogie; Awa, Uche Sunday; Mekwunye, Charles Dumbiri; Oladoja, Tajudlien Olaseni and Akaraiwe, Ikeazor Ajovi.
Also on the list are: Omotosho, Francis; Onuzulike, Felix Anayo; Oru, Marcelluous Eguvwe; Ihua-Maduenyi, Charles Udoka; Agbola, Adeleke Olaniyi; Uzuegbu, Benjamin Chukwudi; Akinola, James Akingbola; Iniediwa, Uchenna Chinyere; Adeluola, Olukayode Oluwole; Olotu, Bolarinwa; Hassan, Usman el-yakub; Olorunfemi, Ayo Abraiiam; Okoli, Ikenna; Mordi, Mark Okeibunor; Seriki, Sheriff Rotimi; Opara, Victor Ugwuezumba; Ndayako, Mohammed; Ojo, Adekunle Akanbi; Adele, John Ogwu; Wodu, Kemasuode; Ayinla, Salman Jawondo; and Obiorah, Edwin Sunday Chukwujekwu.
Also named are Abdulhamid, Mohammed; Atung, Samuel; Itula, Fredricks Ebos; Anuga, George Audu; Mustapha, Dauda Adekola; Idris, Ibrahim Agbomere; Gbadamosi, Kazeem Adekunle; Aliyu, Kabir; Nworka, Chidi Benjamin; Abdul-rasheed, Muritala Oladimeji; Kotoye, Adeyinka Moyosore; Obegolu, Emeka Jude-Phillipe; Aruwa, Shaibu Enejoi; Somiari, Sammie Abiye; Onwuenwunor, Clement; Omotunde, Adeola Rasaq; Mogboh, Anthony Obinna; Emeka, Chuioke Ogugua Precious; Ogungbade, Oluwasina Olanrewaju; Adedipe, Ayodeji; Kuti, Afolabi Fatai; Fatogun, Eyitayo Ayokunle; Eko, Ejembi Eko; Usman, Jacob Johnson; Sani, Abdulaziz Mohammed and Hussaini, Ishaq Magaji.
The Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and LPPC Secretary, Hajo Sarki Bello said, in a statement that te new SANs would be inaugurated on December 8, 2021.
