Ogun State High Court Judge, Justice O.J. Bamgbose is Dead
Hon. Justice Olatokunbo John Bamgbose of the Ogun State Judiciary is dead. He died on June 30, 2023 at the age of 63 years old.
Justice Bamgbose was until his death an Elder in the Glory Tabernacle Ministry.
He started his law practice under the pupillage of Late Olisa Chukwura, SAN and later established his law firm at Ibadan, Oyo State before being appointed as a Judge in the Ogun State Judiciary.
He was married to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, University of Ibadan, Professor Oluyemisi Bamgbose, SAN.
He was the author of The Digest of Judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
He is survived by his wife and three children, who are all legal practitioners.
Reacting to the demise of the legal luminary, the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Oluwatobi O. Fatoki said: “His death is a great loss to the Judiciary, the Bar and the Nation as a whole having contributed in no small measure during his lifetime to the development of the justice sector and good governance through the instrumentality of law. May God Almighty comfort the bar, friends and family left behind and rest his soul”.
Meanwhile, in honour of Late Justice OJ Bamgbose, the Ogun State Judiciary has issued a notice to the General Public and all Lawyers that all the Courts in Ogun State will not sit tomorrow, 3rd July 2023.
