Varsity Don Who Became SAN At 90, Toriola Ajagbe Is Dead

A lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Adeleke University, Ede, Prof. Toriola Oyewo Ajagbe has been reported dead.

The varsity don died barely a year after his promotion to the rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Naija News understands.

Reports made available to newsmen on Ajagbe’s demise said the nonagenarian died on Tuesday at the University College Hospital, Ibadan where he is being treated following the injuries he sustained in an auto crash at Ode Omu town in Osun State.

Confirming her father’s demise, the deceased’s daughter Mrs Kiitan Adeagbo told newsmen that her late father was travelling to Ede from his base in Ibadan nine days ago when he was involved in the accident.

He was taken to the intensive Care Unit at the UCH where he eventually died while getting treated.

Adeagbo said, “He was traveling to Ede last week Monday when the accident occurred and we eventually lost him.”

Naija News understands that Mr Ajagbe died at age 91. He was born on January 11, 1931, in Erunmu, a community in the Egbeda Local Government Area under Ibadan.

Naija News recalls that the deceased was among seven varsity dons and sixty-five others promoted to the rank of the Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs in 2021 by the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC).

The names of the promoted individuals were revealed in October in a document before the Supreme Court led by the acting Chief Registrar of the court who also doubles as the Secretary of the LPPC, Hajia Hajo Sarki-Bello.

The promoted persons were scheduled for inauguration on December 8 by the Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Honourable Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad.

The Professors as revealed in the statement are Bankole Akintoye Sodipo, Christian Chizundu Wigwe, Ajagbe Toriola Oyewo (the deceased), Rasheed Jimoh Ijaodola, Oluyinka Osayame Omorogbe, Edoba Bright Omoregie and Abiola Olaitan Sanni.

Others include; Dr Josephine Aladi Achor Agbonika, Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi and Dr Anthony Ojukwu Okechukwu who are from academics.

Sixty-five others were elevated from advocate and they include George Audu Anuga, Simon Asember Lough. Eko Ejembi Eko, Ayo Abraham Olorunfemi, Reuben Okpanachi Atabo, John Ogwu Adele, Shaibu Enejoh Aruwa, Eyitayo Ayokunle Fatogun and Jacob Johnson Usman.

Others are Tajudeen Olaseni Oladoja, Salman Jawando Ayinla Adeola Rasaq Omotunde, Mathew Gwar Bukka, Mohammed Ndayako, Hassan Usman El-Yakub, Ishaq Magaji Hussaini, Samuel Atung and Mohammed Abdulhamid.

In the list is also the likes of Kabiru Aliyu, Mohammed Abdulaziz Sani, Uche Sunday Awa, Uchenna Chinyere Ihediwa, Philip Ndubuisi Umeh Peter Aguigom Afuba, Felix Anayo Onuzulike, Benjamin Chukwudi Uzuegbu and Benjamin Nworah Osaka.

The statement also listed Ikenna Okoli, Edwin Sunday Chukwujekwu Obiora, Emeka Jude-Philip Obegolu Clement Onwuenwunor Chijioke Ogugua Precious Emeka Anthony Obinna Mogboh and Victor Ugwuezumba Opara.

Other new appointees are Kamasuode Wodu Charles Udoka Ihua-Maduenyi, Sammie Abiye Somiari, Ogaga Ovrawah, Charles Dumbiri Mekwunye, Ikeazor Ajovi Akaraiwe Marcellous Eguvwe Oru, Mark Okebuinor Mordi, Ehiogie West-Idahosa, Fredricks Ebos Itula, Ibrahim Idris Agbomere and Anthony Ademuyiwa Adeniyi

LPPC confirmed the promotion of Bolarinwa Olotu, Adekola Olawale Fapohunda, Adekunle Akanbi Ojo, Olaotan Olusegun Ajose-Adeogun, Rotimi Sheriff Seriki,, Olukayode Oluwole Adeluola, Adeyinka Moyosore Kotoye and Oluwasina Olanrewaju Ogungbade and Afolabi Fatai Kuti to the prestigious rank.

Others are revealed as Francis Omotosho, Ayodeji Adedipe, Adeleke Olaniyi Agbola, James Akingbola Akinola, Muritala Oladimeji Abdul-Rasheed, Dauda Adekola Mustapha and Kazeem Adekunle Gbadamosi.