Tag: Obadiah Hutchinson Williams


  • Obadiah Hutchinson Williams was the founder of the Illiterates Office, which was the forerunner of the Nigerian modern judiciary. He was born in Oyo in 1860 and was educated at the in Abeokuta. Obadiah, a descendant of the Alaafin of Oyo leant carpentry but was appointed a Registrar of the court by commission and worn in…

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