Sylvester Umaru Onu

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Sylvester Umaru Onu (born June 15, 1938) is a Nigerian judge. He has been an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court since June 1993.^[1]

Onu is from Egume, in what is now Kogi State. He attended Government College, Keffi, Ahmadu Bello University, Gibson and Weldon College of Law, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, part of the University of London.^[1] He held several law-related positions before his appointment to the Court of Appeal in 1984, which he left for the Supreme Court in 1993.^[1]

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1. ^ ^{a b c} Hon. Justice Sylvester Umaru Onu. Scn.gov.ng. Supreme Court of Nigeria. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.

v • d • e Supreme Court of Nigeria Chief Justice: Idris Legbo Kutigi Associate Justices: Sylvester Umaru Onu • A. I. Katsina-Alu • F. F. Tabai • Niki Tobi • Dahiru Musdapher • G. A. Oguntade • Sunday A. Akintan • A. M. Mukhtar • Mahmud Mohammed • Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen • Ikechi Francis Ogbuagu • Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad • Pius Olayiwola Aderemi • Christopher Michael Chukwuma-Eneh