A former attorney general and commissioner for justice in Lagos Shafiu Bashua has died.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed the death in an Instagram post on Saturday night.
He said, “I received with sadness the news of the death of our father, Chief Shafiu Alade Bashua, the 10th Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State in 1991. He was an illustrious son of our dear State who impacted the State positively during his tenure as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
“He continued to make meaningful contributions towards the development of the State before his demise. We celebrate a life well spent and worthy of emulation.”
Mr Sanwo-Olu commiserated with the bereaved family, friends and associates, praying that the Almighty would grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss and also grant the dead eternal rest.
Bashua was called to the English Bar in 1968. He teamed up with his older brother Mikhail Bashua as a partner in the law firm M. A. Bashua & Co in 1980.
