Olufadi Usman Oladimeji gained admission to study Law at the University of Abuja in 2008 and graduated, 2014. He proceeded to Enugu Campus, Nigerian Law School and was subsequently called to bar in 2015. Afterwards, he had his NYSC programme in the Ministry of Justice, Edo State between 2015 and 2016. Upon his return to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, he joined Alubarika & Associates. He shared with KAYODE ADEOTI, the most intimidating experience he had in court.
I can never forget the experience I had while I was serving in Benin, Edo State, with the Ministry of Justice. There was this case that has a political undertone; those involved were arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on the allegation that they were cultists. According to the charge sheet, they were arraigned for cultism and attempted murder.
When the case came up, it was already vacation time; counsels to the accused filed an application for bail. On that day, though I was not part of the team that would argue the bail application but when I got to court that morning, for another matter entirely, I saw most of the counsels from the ministry outside. Then, I wondered what could have happened. I approached them to inquire, a colleague replied and said, ‘you can go inside whether you will be able to stay’.
When I entered, I saw three Senior Advocates of Nigeria appearing for the accused, one of them called me and asked, ‘are you from the state? I said yes, he asked again, are you here for us, at that time, I was shocked and I didn’t know what to say because I have never witness a scenario where three SANs will appear in court for just a bail.
Immediately, I went to join my colleagues outside, but later, a director from the Ministry came in and we all entered. That, I cannot easily forget.
