Olumuyiwa Jibowu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olumuyiwa Jibowu

Nigerian judge

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1899

Place of Birth: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1959

Profession: judge, lawyer, legal counsel

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir Olumuyiwa Jibowu, Kt (26 August 1899 – 1 June 1959) was a Nigerian jurist who was the first African to serve on the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
The first African police magistrate, the first Nigerian High court judge, a pioneer of the Nigerian Judiciary and one-time Chief Justice of Western Region, Nigeria.
Jibowu was also a judge of the West African Court of Appeal.