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Professional Education
Kings Inns, Dublin, 1949
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52.
June, 1952
Second-class in
Bar Final.
Career
January, 1953 - Called to Irish Bar.
July, 1960 Called to English Bar (Gray's Inn).
January, 1953 - April, 1955 · Private Practice at Irish Bar.
5th May, 1955 Joined Colonial Legal Service (later H.M.O.C.S.) on appointment as Crown Counsel, Federation of Nigeria.
12th August, 1958 - Promoted Senior Crown Counsel.
October, 1958 August, 1959 Legal Secretary (Acting)
United Kingdom Trusteeship
Territory of Southern Cameroons
and member of Executive Council and of House of Assembly.
1st April, 1961 - Promoted Principal Crown Counsel in the Federation of Nigeria. In this capacity leading Counsel for the Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa in important constitutional liti- gation.
17th August, 1964
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Transferred
on promotion to the Fublic Service of Northern Nigeria as Deputy Solicitor-General on enhanced
personal salary.
1965 - 1966 - Acted at various times as Solicitor-General and Fermanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice and as Director of Fublic Prosecutions.