Bolaji Owasanoye

Bolaji Olufunmileyi Owasanoye is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, an anticorruption agency in Nigeria.

Career Owasanoye started his career as an assistant lecturer at the University of Lagos. He moved to the National Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) in 1991 and became a Professor of law 10 years later.

He has also worked as a consultant for Nigerian federal and state agencies as well as international agencies such as the World Bank and USAID.

In 1997, he co-founded the Human Development Initiative (HDI), a non-profit organisation.

Publications

The regulation of child custody and access in Nigeria Fearing the dark: The use of witchcraft to control human trafficking victims and sustain vulnerability Improving Case Management Coordination Amongst the Police, Prosecution and Court NIALS Laws of Nigeria: Evidence Act 2011 NIALS Laws of Nigeria: Electoral Act Information and communication technologies (ICT), freedom of information and privacy rights in Nigeria: an assessment

Awards and recognition

University of Lagos Scholarship Award (1986/1987) UN Institute for Training and Research Fellowship Award (1991, 1994) US Information Service International Visitors Award (1991) British Council Fellowship Award (1992) Senior Special Fellowship, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (2001) Officer of the Federal Republic OFR (2002)