Lagos Judiciary Holds Valedictory Session in honour of late Hon. Justice Olugbani

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has described the late Justice Moshood Olugbani as a courageous judge who left indelible marks in the State Judiciary.
 
Justice Alogba stated this at a Valedictory Court Session held on Tuesday in honour of the late judge at the Ikeja High Court complex, Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA, Ikeja.
 
The Chief Judge, represented at the event by the Admin Judge, Lagos, Justice (Mrs.) Taofikat Oyekan-Abdullahi, said the late Justice Olugbani who died on December 30, 2021, would be remembered for his many landmark judgments that have become reference points today.
 
To buttress his position, he cited Olugbani’s decision in a case, Ojomu Vs Eletu which he said was upheld at the Court of Appeal and adopted by the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
 
According to him, Olugbani was loved by the entire Olugbani Ruling House of Isale Eko, saying: “We in the Judiciary of Lagos State salute his courage. All Judges and Magistrates of Lagos Judiciary would greatly feel the vacuum he left behind”, he said.
 
In his remarks, the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said the late Justice Olugbani was a dedicated and committed jurist who discharged judicial services dutifully.
 
Onigbanjo, who was represented by the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Ms. Titilayo Shitta-Bey, said the late Justice Olugbani served meritoriously at the State Judiciary and Ministry of Justice for 17 years, adding that the late Judge also served as Chairman, Armed Robbery and Fire Arms Tribunal between 1986 – 1999 and left his footprints in the sands of time.
 
“His Lordship was accommodating, down to earth and very jovial. He lived a fulfilled life. I pray that his family will find the strength to bear the irreparable loss”, he stated.
 
On his part, the Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe Branch, Prince Ademola Koko said Olugbani’s demise was a great loss to the legal profession, noting that he impacted the legal profession physically and educationally.
 
His words: “Olugbani lived a good life and left behind a good legacy for us to emulate. He was a jurist per excellence. He was humorous but a no-nonsense judge. He came and he did his best. And to his family, he left a good legacy for them to emulate”.
 
Lagos NBA Chairman, Ikechukwu Nwanah, said the late jurist fulfilled his duty to the State and Country. He also left a great legacy that has become an inspiration to all of us and will stand the test of time.
 
Chairman, Ikorodu NBA, Abimbola Ojedokun averred that the late Justice Olugbani had huge love and kindness for humanity while serving God diligently.
 
“May the Almighty Allah look at his goodness and use it to forgive his shortcomings while granting him Al-Jannah Fridous”, he prayed.
 
In a vote of thanks, the son of the late Judge, Bolanle, thanked the State Judiciary for the honour done to his father, saying: “We believe wherever he is now, he would be happy to have served the Lagos State Judiciary”.