Festus Keyamo
| Festus Keyamo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1970 Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity | Urhobo |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Known for | Legal activism |
Festus Keyamo (born 21 January 1970) is a Nigerian lawyer, socialist, critic, columnist and human right activist.[1][2]
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Early life
He was born on January 21, 1970 at Ughelli, a town in Delta State southern Nigeria but his father hails from Effurun, a city in Warri.[3] Keyamo had his primary education at Model Primary School and secondary education at Government College, Ughelli, where he obtained the West African School Certificate in 1986.[4] He later proceeded to Ambrose Alli University at Ekpoma, in Edo State southern Nigeria where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1992 and was called to the Nigerian Bar on December 1993.[5]
Legal career
He began his legal career in 1993 at Gani Fawehinmi's Chambers in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. After he spent two years at Gani Fawehinmi's chambers, he left to established Festus Keyamo Chambers.[6]
He was counsel to the leader of the Niger-Delta Peoples’ Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari in his trial for treasonable felony and lead counsel in the treason trial of Ralph Uwazuruike, the leader of the Movement For The Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).[7] Keyamo was also a counsel in the murder of Bola Ige.[8][9][10]
In 2008, he took the Federal Government of Nigeria to court over illegal appointments of service chiefs.[11][12]
See also
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