Emmanuel Fagbenle

Emmanuel Oluwasegun Fagbenle is a Nigerian judge who served as Yahya Jammeh's last chief justice of the Gambia from 2015 to 2017, until the 2016 presidential election.

Fagbenle served as director of public prosecutions and a kudge of the Court of Appeal in the Gambia. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 2009.[1] He also served as president of the Court of Appeal.[2] Fagbenle was appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia, and served as its acting chief justice from 4 February 2014, when Mabel Agyeman was dismissed, to 6 March 2014, when Ali Nawaz Chowhan was appointed.[2][3]

As chief justice

Fagbenle was appointed chief justice on 13 May 2015, to replace Ali Nawaz Chowhan, a Pakistani justice.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Nigerian appointed chief justice of Gambia". Saturday Vision. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gambia Gets New Chief Justice, Emmanuel Fagbenle". The Standard. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle is new acting Chief Justice". The Point. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


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