A retired judge of the High Court of Lagos State, Justice Isiaka
Isola Oluwa is dead. He was 102 years old.
Justice Oluwa died in his home at Ilupeju, Lagos in the early
hours of today.
He has been buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba at 4 pm today,
according to Islamic rites Justice Oluwa will be remembered as the
judge that sentenced Lagos socialite, Alhaji Jimoh Isola, a.k.a
Ejigbadero, to death for murder of a farmer, Raji Oba over land
disputes, in 1975.
He was born on June 23, 1918 to Lagosian parents in Cross River
State.
He attended Forcados Government School, Bonny; St Bartholomew’s
School, Degema; Government School, Sapele; and King’s College,
Lagos.
Justice Oluwa also attended School of Agriculture, Samaru-Zaria,
University of London where he studied Law, and Lincoln’s Inn,
London, where he was called to the Bar in 1957.
The late jurist worked severally as lecturer, Farm Management,
University of Ibadan(1949-50), Lecturer, School of Agriculture,
Samaru-Zaria, and Extension Manager, Zaria Province.
He started his law practice after he returned back to Nigeria
from London and formed Oluwa, Kotoye and Co.He was appointed High
Court judge on June 1, 1974. He retired on June 17, 1983.
Justice Oluwa at various times was Member, Board of Governors,
Glover Memorial Hall (1965-1974), member, Lagos Town Council,
Member,Reorganization of Local Government, Lagos State, and
Pro-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Ojo. Also, for many
years, he was the chairman of the Association of Lagos indigenous
retired judges.
A retired judge of the High Court of Lagos State, Justice Isiaka
Isola Oluwa is dead. He was 102 years old.
Justice Oluwa died in his home at Ilupeju, Lagos in the early
hours of today.
He has been buried at Atan Cemetery, Yaba at 4 pm today,
according to Islamic rites Justice Oluwa will be remembered as the
judge that sentenced Lagos socialite, Alhaji Jimoh Isola, a.k.a
Ejigbadero, to death for murder of a farmer, Raji Oba over land
disputes, in 1975.
He was born on June 23, 1918 to Lagosian parents in Cross River
State.
He attended Forcados Government School, Bonny; St Bartholomew’s
School, Degema; Government School, Sapele; and King’s College,
Lagos.
Justice Oluwa also attended School of Agriculture, Samaru-Zaria,
University of London where he studied Law, and Lincoln’s Inn,
London, where he was called to the Bar in 1957.
The late jurist worked severally as lecturer, Farm Management,
University of Ibadan(1949-50), Lecturer, School of Agriculture,
Samaru-Zaria, and Extension Manager, Zaria Province.
He started his law practice after he returned back to Nigeria
from London and formed Oluwa, Kotoye and Co.He was appointed High
Court judge on June 1, 1974. He retired on June 17, 1983.
Justice Oluwa at various times was Member, Board of Governors,
Glover Memorial Hall (1965-1974), member, Lagos Town Council,
Member,Reorganization of Local Government, Lagos State, and
Pro-Chancellor of Lagos State University, Ojo. Also, for many
years, he was the chairman of the Association of Lagos indigenous
retired judges.