Kumai Bayang Akaahs

Kumai Bayang Akaahs
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Assumed office
September 2012
Personal details
Born (1949-12-12)12 December 1949
Kaduna State, Nigeria
Political party Non partisian

Kumai Bayang Akaahs, OFR (born December 12, 1949) is a Nigerian jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1]

Early life

Justice Kumai was born on December 12, 1949 at Kaura, a local government area in Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria. He attended St. Mary's Secondary School in Kaduna, where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate.[2] He received a bachelor's degree in Law from Ahmadu Bello University on September 1973 before he proceeded to the Nigerian Law School and was Call to the bar, the Nigerian bat in 1975.[3]

Law career

He began his career in 1975 at the Kaduna State Ministry of Justice as State Counsel and rose to the position of a Principal State Counsel on January 1980.[4] On May 6, 1986, he was appointed as Judge of Kaduna State Judiciary. On November 21, 1998 he was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on September 2012, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.[5][6] He presided over the rulling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Willie Obiano as the governor elect of Anambra State in the November 16, 17 and 30 governorship election.[7]

Membership

References

  1. ↑ "Supreme Court Upholds Right of Female Child to Inherit Properties in Igboland, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria: CJN to Swear in Akaahs, Alagoa As South". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hon. Justice Kumai Bayang Akaahs JSC". supremecourt.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "S'Court orders continuation of ex-minister Borishade's trial". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper.
  5. ↑ "Hon. Justice Kumai Bayang Akaahs". courtofappeal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jonathan To Appoint First Female CJN". African Heritage. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Administrator. "Supreme Courts Affirms Gov Obiano's Election Victory". icirnigeria.org.


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