Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, Prince Bola Ajibola, has passed away at the age of 89.
The news was confirmed by his eldest child, Segun Ajibola, in a statement released on Sunday in Abeokuta.
The statement reads;
“Truly to Allah we belong and unto Him is our final return.
“This is to announce the passing on of our revered and dearly beloved father, Judge AbdulJabbar Bolasodun Adesumbo Ajibola which occurred over the midnight today, April 9, 2023.
“Judge Ajibola will always be remembered as an icon of Law and Judicature, an embodiment of both the Bar and the Bench.
“Judge Ajibola not only served nationally and internationally, he is warmly loved in his homestead of Abeokuta where he held the traditional title of Oluomo of Egbaland and Olori Omo Oba of Owu Kingdom.
“We pray that Almighty Allah will pardon his shortcomings, accept his return and grant him a lofty station among His honoured friends in Paradise (Jannatul Firdaus),” the statement read.
Born on March 22, 1934 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Ajibola attended Baptist Boys High School, Oke Saje, Abeokuta and University of London.
Born on March 22, 1934, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Ajibola attended Baptist Boys High School, Oke Saje, Abeokuta, and the University of London. He served as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association from 1984 to 1985 and was appointed as the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria from 1985 to 1991.
In addition to his illustrious career in Nigeria, Ajibola was also a Judge of the International Court of Justice in Hague, Netherlands, from 1991 to 1994.
He was later appointed as the High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, serving from 1999 to 2002.
Ajibola was also the founder of Crescent University in Abeokuta, a private institution that offers courses in various fields.
His contributions to the legal profession in Nigeria and beyond have been widely recognized, and his passing is a significant loss to the country.
