University of Nigeria wins Justice Umezulike foundation law competition

The University of Nigeria (UN), represented by Victoria Imoh Udoh and Chinedu Patrick Aneke, has won the 2022 Justice Innocent Umezulike  Foundation National Moot Court competition.

The competition, which was Nigeria’s first live-virtual moot court competition with three stages, was keenly contested by undergraduate law students representing their distinguished law faculties across country.

Udoh and Aneke of UN, defeated Paul Branham Chima and Kefas Terri Philip from University of Benin, who came 1st runner up.

The University of Nigeria counsels also won the best Researcher and the best Speaker in the competition.

The Moot Court Competition was targeted at meaningfully engaging law students, creating platforms for healthy inter-varsity competition, enhancing advocacy skills amongst the upcoming lawyers, which is in line with the foundation’s objectives of furthering excellent legal education and research.

The first part of the award ceremony, which was held on October 11, 2022 in the University of Nigeria Law Faculty boardrooms had in attendance, the Dean, Prof Ifeoma Enemuo and some other distinguished lecturers and administrative staff of the faculty.

Also present for the award presentation was the foundation’s Associate Head of Legal and Research, Ruth Soronnadi.

The second part of the award ceremony held in the University of Benin Law Faculty Boardroom was attended by the Dean, Prof. Violet Aigbokhaevbo, the Associate Dean, Staff Adviser, Head of Department s(HODs) and other lecturers and staff.

The winners received a cash prize of N350,000, plagues, certificates of excellence and law books.

The deans, lecturers and the student awa Foundation for the work in advancing legal education and excellent legal research.

The foundation’s co-chairs, Dr Cynthia Chisom Umezulike and Dr Victor Azubike Umezulike, said it is committed to advancing the legacy of their late father, Justice Innocent Azubuike Umezulike, an acclaimed Professor of Land and Property Law with over 25 published books as well as the longest serving Chief Judge in the South East Nigeria.