Jiti ogunye biography

By Lekan Alabi

Jiti Ogunye is an innovator and original thinker in the Nigerian legal space. He engineered a debate on Plea Bargain which eventually led to his publication of “The Imperative of Plea Bargaining 2005” after thorough research and rigorous synthesis of findings.

However, the ruling class and their lawyers have thoroughly trivialised a concept that ought to lead to the reform of our criminal justice system.

This is the time to roll out the drums to celebrate one of very few honourable men in a country where character is a scarce commodity.

Ibukun Olajinbiti Ogunye, an Ikare Akoko born legal titan is known for different reasons to different people but he is certainly known to the oppressed as their liberator, using the instrumentality of the law, as narrow as it is, to get succour for freedom fighters, labour leaders, victimised students’ union leaders and workers, in a society where the resources of all are in the hands of a few.

In his life’s journey, whether as a yo