Photo: The late Justice Edith Agbakoba.
Breaking: National Industrial Court’s Justice Edith Agbakoba is dead
Justice Edith Agbakoba of the Abuja Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria is dead.
Agbakoba reportedly died on Monday morning, according to a family source who prefers to be anonymous.
President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, ordered all offices of the Court to close at 1pm on Monday, as well as all flags to fly at half-mast throughout this week in honour of the late Jurist.
She was born in London to the family of Edward Chike Ekpechi and Anthonia Chinke Ekpechi, both from Onitsha North LGA of Anambra State.
Justice Agbakoba attended Notre Dame High School, London from 1974 to 1977 and Girls High School, Awkunanaw, Enugu from 1977 to 1980 for WASC.
She was admitted into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and bagged an LL.B in 1984 and called to the Bar in 1985. She thereafter bagged a Masters Degree in Public Administration and Law from California South University, USA in 2012 and performed her (NYSC) in 1985/86 service year.
The eminent jurist started her career as Counsel at the Legal Aid Office, Anambra State in 1986 and rose to the position of a Director, Civil Justice at the Legal Aid Council Headquarters, Abuja before her Judicial appointment at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in 2013.
Justice Agbakoba was a member of many professional bodies like NBA, International Dispute Resolution Institute etc.
