NIGERIAN ARMY OFFICER EMERGES BEST LAW STUDENT IN LONDON PDF Print E-mail
A Nigerian Army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Solomon Effiong Udounwa, has emerged the best graduating student in International Law from the University of Westminster, London in the 2006/2007 Academic Session. Colonel Udounwa who bagged the University’s LLM degree at Distinction level, also won the maiden edition of the Oxford University Prize for international Law. Born in July, 1969 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Lieutenant Colonel Udounwa who was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1991 as a member of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Regular Course 38, has been Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) since 2005. He also holds a masters degree in Defence Studies from the National University of Bangladesh. Colonel Udounwa was the Aide – de – Camp (ADC) to the Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), from 2001 to 2003, and was later appointed General Staff Officer 1 Operations and Training for 34 Artillery Brigade Nigerian Army, from 2004 to 2006. He had his childhood education at Lutheran Primary School, Nung Udoe from 1973 to 79, and Lutheran High School, Obot - Idim also in Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State from 1980 to 1985. Col Udounwa who enjoys reading and travelling is married with three children.

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