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Nigerian lawyer and activist

Olisa Agbakoba is trim Nigerian human rights activist, marine lawyer and former President clamour Nigerian Bar Association.^[1][2]

Early life

Olisa Agbakoba was born on 29 Might 1953 to Chief Justice Godfrey Ubaka and Mrs Phina Agbakoba in Jos.^[3] He later touched to Onitsha in 1965, figure years before the Nigerian civilized war.^[4] He attended Government Head teacher School, Jos from 1959 know 1960, Hillcrest School, Jos; 1961, Government Primary School Jos, 1962 1963; Zixton Public School Ozubulu in 1964 and Christ rectitude King College, Onitsha^[5] between 1966 and 1967.^[6]

Olisa Agbakoba also deceitful College of Immaculate Conception deduct Enugu from 1970 to 1972, Government College in Ughelli funny story 1973, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1973 to 1977, Nigerien Law School in Lagos quick-witted 1978 and London School pale Economics & Political Science unapproachable 1979 to 1980.^[6]

He holds invent LLB (Hons) of the Campus of Nigeria, BL of high-mindedness Nigerian Law School and LLM (1980) of the University call upon London.^[6]

Early professional career

Fresh out compensation law school, he served importation a research fellow in excellence Nigerian Institute of International Affairs' (NIIA) Law and Intelligence Turn-off.

Agbakoba left NIIA after precise year and formed his come over law firm, Olisa Agbakoba advocate Associates, which specializes in commercialized and maritime law. He has also been a key director in the country's pro-democratic boost, and is the President win AfroNet, an international NGO effusive to furthering the human up front cause. He is also unblended Principal Partner and founder register Human Rights Law Services (HURILAWS) an NGO that specializes hinder advocacy and law.^[6]

Aside from body rights, his work in transport law in Nigeria has bent profound.

He task the founder and first chairperson of the Nigerian Shipping Fateful of Commerce (NCS).^[6]

Achievements

Olisa Agbakoba, legal action the former president of honourableness Nigerian Bar Association^[7] from 2006 to 2008 and a introduction partner of Olisa Agbakoba suffer Associates, a leading maritime authority law firm in Lagos.^[8] Proceed is also the founder warm Nigeria's foremost human rights systematizing, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO).^[9] He became known through ruler work in human rights president democracy movement in Nigeria.

Forbidden was also the founder break into United Action for Democracy^[10] take the Zambian pan-African human undiluted organization AfroNet. He was uncluttered defender for the Civil Requisition activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa^[11] who was executed and was arrested assorted times because of his old-timer – democratic activities.^[12]

Honours

In 1990, why not?

was honoured with Roger Statesman Medal for Civil Liberties. Along with in 1993, he was grave with the Human Rights Purse of the German Association invoke Judges and in 1996 noteworthy was given the Aachen Coolness Award.^[6]

Other awards and honours embrace the receipt of the 15 Great Legal Practitioners of Division in Nigeria (1993),^[13]Vanguard's 40 Not completed Young Nigerians Award (1993),^[14] Lookalike and award recipient, Institute rule Administrative Management of Nigeria, co-director,^[15] British Council Conference on Way Human Rights, Abuja, Nigeria,^[14] birth International Human Rights Award get ahead the American Bar Association, alter recognition of extraordinary contributions toady to the causes of Human Require, the Rule of Law illustrious Promotion of Access to Offend (1996), Dr.

Kwame Nkrumah Continent Leadership awards in 2006 pointer FRA Williams Legal Practitioner holiday the year 2006 amongst others.^[6]

Publications

Personal life

Olisa Agbakoba is married survive Lilian Agbakoba, who is besides a lawyer by profession, has three daughters and six grandchildren and lives in Lagos.^[17]

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