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Amina Augie

Amina Augie

Nigerian Jurist (born 1953)


Amina Adamu Augie (born 3 September 1953) is a Nigerian jurist and former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1][2][3]

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Early life and educational background

Augie was born on 3 September 1953, in Lagos, Nigeria. She has eight siblings and hails from Kebbi State in North West Nigeria.[4] Between 1958 and 1971, she had her primary and secondary education in different schools including: Abadina School, Ibadan, Hope Waddell Primary School, Calabar, Holy Rosary Primary School, Enugu and in Kaduna at Queen Amina College from 1969–1971, all in Nigeria[5]

After her early education, Augie enrolled at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, from 1972 to 1977 where she bagged LLB. She then attended the Nigerian Law School became a barrister and solicitor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1978. She later enrolled at the University of Lagos to obtain her LLM between 1986 and 1987 in criminology[4]


References

  1. "Details - Supreme Court of Nigeria". supremecourt.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. "Supreme Court rules on suit against Gov Ikpeazu - Daily Post Nigeria". Daily Post Nigeria. 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. "INEC strategises to overcome election challenges -". The Eagle Online. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. "Pioneer African Women in Law". African Women in Law. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. "Supreme Court of Nigeria". supremecourt.gov.ng. Retrieved 2023-03-03.



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