About Sylvester Umaru Onu
Lived 1938 – 2020 (aged 82). Sylvester Umaru Onu was a Nigerian judge.
Sylvester Umaru Onu (15 June 1938 – 20 November 2020) was a Nigerian judge. He was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Nigeria from June 1993 to 2014.
Onu was from Egume, in what is now Kogi State. He attended Government College, Keffi, Ahmadu Bello University, Gibson and Weldon, and the Law School at the School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the federal University of London. Onu died on 20 November 2020, at the age of 82.
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Who was Sylvester Umaru Onu?
Nigerian judge
When was Sylvester Umaru Onu born?
Sylvester Umaru Onu was born on 15 June 1938.
When did Sylvester Umaru Onu die?
Sylvester Umaru Onu died on 20 November 2020.
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Sylvester Umaru Onu was a judge.
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Sylvester Umaru Onu was Nigerian.
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