Kehinde Sofola | |
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Born | |
Died | 25 March 2007 | (aged 83)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
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Awards | SAN CON MON |
Chief Kehinde Sofola, QC, SAN, MON, CON (10 March 1924 – 25 March 2007)[1] was a prominent Nigerian Jurist and Minister of Justice during the Second Nigerian Republic.[2]
Chief Sofola was born on March 10, 1924, as one of the second of three sets of twins in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.[3] He was called to the English bar on September 11, 1954.[4] He was the founder of Kehinde Sofola's Chamber a law firm in Lagos State where Ayotunde Phillips, the Chief Judge of Lagos State began her career on September 1976.[5][6] He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1978.[3]
He was an elder brother to Idowu Sofola, the Chairman of the Nigerian Body of Benchers. His eldest son Kayode Sofola is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Chairman of United Bank for Africa.[7][8]