Mustapha Akanbi (jurist)
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Muhammad Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi | |
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| Born | Muhammad Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi 11 September 1932 |
| Died | 3 June 2018 (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University |
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Muhammad Mustapha Adebayo Akanbiⓘ (11 September 1932 – 3 June 2018) was a Nigerian lawyer and judge, who served as President of the Nigerian Court of Appeal (1992–1999) and inaugural head of Nigeria's Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (2000–2005) before his death in 2018 at the age of 85.[1][2][3]
Muhammad Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi was born on 11 September 1932 at Accra, Ghana, to Muslim parents from Ilorin in Nigeria. After completing secondary school he worked as an executive officer in the Ghana Civil Service. He was also active as a trade unionist. Moving to Nigeria, he worked in the School Broadcasting Department of the Ministry of Education.[3]
Career
Akanbi obtained a scholarship to study law at the Institute of Administration, now Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, followed by legal studies in the United Kingdom. He was called to the English Bar in 1963, and was called to the Nigerian Bar in January 1964. He joined the Ministry of Justice and became a Senior State Counsel in 1968. In 1969 he set up in private practice in Kano. In 1974 he was appointed a judge of the Federal Revenue Court, and in January 1977 he was elevated to the Court of Appeal Bench. In 1992 he was made President of the Nigerian Court of Appeal, a position he held until retiring in 1999.[3]
Muhammad Mustapha Olaroungbe Akanbi, his son was also a lawyer who became the Chairman of the Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association.[4]
