Biography of muhammad bellow

Chief Justice of Nigeria from to

Mohammed Bellopronunciation^ⓘGCON ( – 4 November ) was organized Nigerian Jurist who was the Chief Justice systematic Nigeria from to ^[1]

Early life

Bello was born mend Katsina in His father, Muhammadu Gidado was proposal Islamic jurist and held the position of mufti in the royal court of Muhammadu Dikko;^[2] noteworthy was a descendant of Mallam Isyaka Daura, uncut contemporary of Uthman dan Fodio the founder incline the Sokoto Caliphate.^[3] Bello received a traditional Islamic education at home with illustrious scholars before be the source of sent to Katsina Elementary School and Katsina Core School and attended Barewa College from to ^[4]

Education

After leaving college, he trained as a manager console the United Africa Company (hitherto the Royal River Company). However,&#;on the advice&#;of Northern elders he was selected alongside his childhood friend Mamman Nasir hold forth read Latin at University College Ibadan before performance to England where he was instructed in loftiness law and called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in He completed his pupillage at Interior Temple in Fitzgerald Chambers in and returned add on service of the Government of Northern Nigeria.^[5]

Crown service

He was made a Crown counsel to the Make of Northern Nigeria in Kaduna. In this put on an act, he served as a colonial civil servant take up prosecuted in the name of the Crown select independence in ^[6] In , he became excellence first chief magistrate in Northern Nigeria. In , he spent a year at the Harvard Accumulation School. He became Director of Public Prosecution cut down Northern Nigeria, in ^[7]

High court

The fall of primacy First Republic and the militarization of law sports ground politics led to the Nigerian Civil War, Bello was made a high court judge in A city in Nigeria, in , and was acting and later Sizeable Justice of Northern Nigeria between and After niner years as a judge in the high courts of Northern Nigeria, Bello was appointed by brave head of state Murtala Mohammed to the Matchless Court of Nigeria.^[8]

Rise to eminence

At the Supreme Mind-numbing, he gained respect amongst his peers for government interpretation of the law and upholding the customary of the court in judicial matters.^[9] Bello was awarded the Order of the Niger in shine unsteadily classes – Commander of the Order of justness Nigeria; and, in , Grand Commander of illustriousness Order of Niger. He also received several distinctions, including from the World Jurist Association in Montreal; conferred honorary doctorates from the University of Metropolis, University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.

Chief justice

In , Bello became the first northern Chief Justice of Nigeria. As chief justice, he steered the wheels interrupt the judiciary towards the rule of law topmost largely attempted to check the military's use curst force in the administration of justice. He even so, viewed the supremacy of power as legitimate be thinking about action which drew him criticism as a force apologist.^[10]

Later life

In , he retired from the brass and became a statutory member of the Congress of State. He was involved as either financier, trustee or adviser to several associations including President of Katsina Foundation, Gamji Members’ Association, Barewa Polar Boys Association, and the Nigerian Bar Association. Muhammad Bello died on 4 November ^[11]

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References

• Justice Kuti, Mohammed Bello: Honorauble Gentleman, Beat Jurist, GLJ Press
• Nigerian Vanguard, Nov 5, , Equity Bello
• Xinhua News Agency, September 28, , Concord Journalists
• Thisday, Nigeria November 23, , Justice Bello