Umaru Abdullahi

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Umaru Abdullahi
President of the Nigerian courts of appeals
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1999–2009
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Born(1939-11-30)30 November 1939
Political partyNon partisian

Umaru Abdullahi, CON (born November 30, 1939) is a Nigerian Jurist and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeals. [1] [2]

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Law career

Justice Umaru was called to the English Bar in November 1966 [3] and to the Nigeria Bar in 1968, [3] and was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal in 1983 as Justice. [4] [5] In 1987, he got a transfer to Kastina State to assist in setting up of the state judiciary and three years later, he was appointed as President of the Nigerian courts of appeals, a position he held for ten years, between 1999 and 2009 and was succeeded by Justice Ayo Salami. A biography has been written about him titled, 'Once Upon Umaru' by Ibe Ikwechegh. Justice Abdullahi holds the prestigious title of Walin Hausa . [6] [7]

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