Concerned about how the law affects women and children at the federal and state levels?
Shafa’u Ladan Yusuf is just the person you want to talk to; for in addition to her work adjudicating on matters at the Bauchi State High Court, she also has interests in how women and children issues are addressed.
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In continuation of our series celebrating Nigerian women, we present you some things you need to know about Mrs Yusuf:
- She is Chief Magistrate I/Principal District Judge I in the Bauchi State Judiciary, High Court Division.
- She is Director Translation, High Court Bauchi.
- She is the President, National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Bauchi State Chapter.
- She is an adviser to the Bauchi State Government, and member of the Bauchi State Action Committee, on Sexual and Gender Based Violence.
- She is an associate member, Conflict Management and Leadership Training Institute, Calgary, Canada.
- She is an associate member, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators.
- She was Secretary-General, Network Against Girls’ Street Hawking (NAGSH) 2006 – 2007.
- She was Chairman, Magistrates’ Association of Nigeria (MAN), Bauchi State Branch 2015 – 2021
- She was Bench-Member/Judge, International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC), The Hague, The Netherlands, 2018, 2019.
- She has received multiple awards from the Bauchi State branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA)
