Samuel O. Ighodaro

Samuel Osarogie Ighodaro, (21 March 1911 – 5 June 1994) was a Nigerian barrister, jurist, judge, politician and traditional leader who served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Western Region of Nigeria from 1959 to 1963 and a Justice of the High Court of the Mid-Western Region from 1968 to 1973. A member of the Edo people of Benin, he had his early education at St. Peter’s School, Benin City. He attended St. Andrews College, Oyo from 1928 to 1931. He attended Fourah Bay College in Freetown, Sierra Leone from 1935 to 1940 and received a B.A. degree from Durham University, then the parent institution of the College. Between 1945 and 1950, he studied at University College London and Gray's Inn. He was called to the English Bar, Gray’s Inn in 1949 where he became a Barrister-at-Law. He received M.A., BCL, LL. B degrees upon the completion of his legal studies. The wedding took place in England in 1947.

Awards of Honours He received a foreign honour and was conferred with Queens Counsel (QC) in 1961. In 1982, he was conferred with a National Honour, Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) He received an Honorary Degree and was conferred with Doctor of Laws degree honoris causa (Hon. LL. D) from Bendel State University, Ekpoma, Bendel State.

Death He died of natural causes at his home in Benin City on 5 June 1994.