Jelili Adebisi Omotola

Jelili Adebisi Omotola (20 April 1941 – 29 March 2006) was a Nigerian professor of Property Law, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.

Education In 1961, he obtained his first school leaving certificate, West African School Certificate (WASC). In 1966, he received the University of London Merit Award in English Law and Criminal Law. in 1967 he obtained his LLB at the University of London and in 1971, he achieved the Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Law from the same university.

Life and career He was appointed as Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos in 1995, a tenure that lasted for five years (1995–2000). Jelili is one of the law professionals that contributed significantly to property law and the Land Use Act in Nigeria.