Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar is new DG Legal Aid Council

President Muhammed Buhari (GCFR) has approved the appointment of a new Director – General for the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON). He is Barrister Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar. An indigene of Kebbi State, Barr. Abubakar graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto in 1987. He attended the Nigerian Law School […]

President Muhammed Buhari (GCFR) has approved the appointment of a new Director – General for the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON). He is Barrister Aliyu Bagudu Abubakar.

An indigene of Kebbi State, Barr. Abubakar graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto in 1987. He attended the Nigerian Law School in Lagos from 1987 to 1988 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988.

He did his NYSC with the defunct Companies Registry, Federal Ministry of Trade and Industry and was subsequently employed by the Federal Civil Service Commission as an Assistant Registrar of Companies in 1989 and moved to the National Insurance Corporation (NICON) in Lagos rising to a Senior Management staff in 2005.

He took over yesterday from Barrister Tunde Ikusagba, Director Criminal Justice, who was hitherto acting DG.