Innocent Umezulike

Innocent Azubike Umezulike (21 September 1953 – 11 June 2018) was a Nigerian jurist who served as the chief judge of Enugu State for over 13 years. He remains the longest-serving chief judge in South-Eastern Nigeria, and second longest-serving chief judge in Nigeria.

Education Innocent Azubike Umezulike was born on 21 September 1953 in Rivers State, southern Nigeria and a native Ifite Mgbidi in Enugu State. He went to St. Vincent Secondary School, where he obtained his West African School Certificate in 1971. He then attended the University of Lagos, graduating with a bachelor's degree in law in 1976.

Career He joined the Nigerian Television Authority as an assistant legal adviser to the corporation. He was admitted to the Nigerian Bar Association in 1980.

In 1983, Umezulike joined the University of Ibadan's faculty of law before joining Nnamdi Azikiwe University, where he began as a senior lecturer in 1987 and became an associate professor in 1992. In August 1993, he was appointed Judge of Enugu State,

Throughout his career, Umezulike served in various positions at public and private institutions, including as a senior special adviser to the Attorney General of Nigeria prior to his appointment as an Enugu State judge.

Umezulike died at a hospital in London on 11 June 2018.

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