Chief
Idowu Sofola, a prominent Nigerian jurist, former President of the Nigerian Bar
Association and President, Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE is dead.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that Secretary-General, YCE, Dr Kunle Olajide,
confirmed that Sofola, died on Friday night in Lagos at the age of 84 The late
lawyer succeeded retired Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, who passed on in 2017 as
the President of YCE.
Chief Idowu Sofola, a
prominent Nigerian jurist, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and
President, Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE is dead.
News Agency of Nigeria
reports that Secretary-General, YCE, Dr Kunle Olajide, confirmed that Sofola,
died on Friday night in Lagos at the age of 84
The late lawyer
succeeded retired Maj.-Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo, who passed on in 2017 as the
President of YCE.
The late Sofola
Born on Sept. 29, 1934, Sofola was the first black to be appointed the Secretary of the International Bar Association (IBA).
He was also a prominent member of tAhe Ikenne Social Circle and the Obara Ruling House for the Alakenne Royalty.
