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The late human rights lawyer and activist, Fred Agbaje Esq. who died in Lagos on Saturday November 26, 2016 following a brief illness will be buried on January 27, 2017.
This was revealed in a press release signed by the widow of the late legal icon and made available exclusively to TheNewsGuru.
According to the release, the burial ceremony will take off with a lying in state in his law chambers on Thursday January 26 at 51, Popoola Street, Lagos by 12 noon to 2pm
Service of songs will hold same day at All Saints Church, Abalti barracks, Surulere, Lagos by 5 pm.
The funeral service will hold on Friday by 10am at All Saints Church, Abalti barracks, Surulere, Lagos by 10am. Interment follows same day at the Vaults and Garden Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The reception will also hold at the Church Hall of All Saints Church, Abalti Barracks, Lagos.
Agbaje was born on May 22, 1959 in Ikare, now Ondo State. He had his early education at St. James’ Primary School, Ibillo, Edo (1969) and St. Paul’s Anglican Grammar School, Igarra (1975). He went on to read law at the University of Ife, Ile Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University), obtaining an LL. B in 1981. After completing a session at the Nigerian Law School, he was called to Bar in Lagos in 1982.
Ten years later during his law career, he obtained LL.M (1992) and M.Phil. (1996), all at the same University of Ife.
The late Fred Agbaje spent his entire career in private legal practice, having worked briefly (1984-1987) with the late Chief Fola Akinrinsola; after which he set up Fred Agbaje & Co. At all time, he devoted himself to serious issues of law and best practice.
He was a prolific author and analyst of Legal Discourse, with hundreds of his works published in national newspapers, especially The Guardian. For almost three decades, he was a regular legal analyst/commentator on Radio and Television Stations; and he wrote and delivered papers/lectures on contemporary legal issues at local and international seminars, some of them organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to which he was undoubtedly committed.
Agbaje was aged 57. He is survived by his widow Igbinijesu Agbaje and two children Seyi and Mojere.