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He has been in active legal practice with the law firms of Okey Uzoho & Co., Oracle & Company and Agbonika & Agbonika. He has been a strong voice in the campaign for constitutional reforms as well as Criminal Justice System in Nigeria. He has attended several trainings and courses in human rights organized in and outside Nigeria.

Called to the bar in 2004. He cut his teeth in Fortuna Chambers (M.A. Abubakar & Co.) and is currently the Principal Partner at Sterling Solicitors. He has been actively involved in Public Interest Litigation, campaign against torture, cruel & inhuman treatment. He is also an anti-corruption crusader.

He went through tutelage in the prestigious firm of A.O. Omonuwa & Co. (SAN), and later at Zakari A. Sogfa & Co. He is currently the managing partner at Mutum Solicitors. His interests are in Public Interest Litigation and peace & conflict resolution.

Bidemi Abashi is a private legal practitioner, she was called to the bar in 2006 and holds an LLB from the University of Abuja after which she also obtained an LLM from the University of Ibadan. She has been in active private legal practice. Peace and Conflict resolution is her primary area of interest and she has demonstrated this by active involvement in alternative dispute resolution methods.

Nneka was called to the bar in 2011 and has experience both at the bar and the bench. She currently is an associate at Adroit & Partners, Abuja. She is a strong-willed advocate with special focus on women and children’s rights, rights of persons with disabilities, her interests also extend to electoral freedoms.

Principal partner at J. Oni & Co., a fiery lawyer, his interest is mainly in human rights litigation and he has been instrumental in securing the freedoms of several suspects detained without trial.

Called to the Nigerian bar in 2005. Nenko’s passion include Constitutional rights, rights of women, children and persons with disabilities. She also has interests in peace and conflict issues. She has had considerable experience in legal practice from the law firms of Olanrewaju Akinbo & Co, Koyi, Koyi & Co, Ejigbo Peters & Co., Etukwu Ona & Co., as well as brief stint at Doliz Brown Group Limited.