To serve justice to all without fear or favor, with visible strength of character, courage, and self-restraint against all infractions and temptations capable of desecrating this sanctuary where timely rolling out of quality, world-class adjudications and judgments, purely, according to law and for the common good, shall remain the enduring hallmark.
Impeccable, swift, strong, temple of justice delivery. Alive to the exigencies of modern –day living, complexities of human interactions in a technology-driven era, dispensing justice solely for the peace of the society under the law.
To vehemently preserve the society from collapse into a state of “all against all” and earning the trust of all and sundry in the credibility and transparency of our adjudication process.
Hon. Justice Iyabo Subulade Yerima was born on the 8th day of September 1958, into the illustrious family of Akinloye of Oje-Itutaba Ibadan, in Ibadan North East Local Government.
She attended Omolewa Nursery and Primary School, Oritamefa, Ibadan from 1962 – 1969 and St Margret Girl’s Secondary School, Ilesa from January 1970 – July 1974. She also attended Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan from 1974 – 1975. She did her A-level in The Polytechnic, Ibadan from 1975 – 1977. His lordship was in University of Ife (now O.A.U) Ile-ife, from 1977 – 1981, where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy, before proceeding to the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom (September 1981 – December 1983) for her L.L.B.
She proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos for her B.L (Barrister at Law) and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985.
She served her NYSC in the Faculty of Law, University of Ife, as an Assistant to the Faculty Officer and in the Law Reporting Section, from 1985 – 1986.
His lordship began her legal career in Kaduna State, with her pupillage at Baba Amartey & Co. (Barristers & Solicitors) and went on to set up her own flourishing Law office/Chambers – Yerima & Co. (Barristers & Solicitors) also in Zaria, Kaduna State, from May 1986 – April 2001.
His Lordship was sworn in as a Judge of the High court of Oyo State in June 2001.
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