G. B. A. Coker

Chief
G. B. A Coker

Chief George Baptist Ayodola Coker (27 January 1917 – 7 February 1991) was a Justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court, serving from 1964 until 1975. He was an author of two books:Family Property among the Yorubas, and a lecture series, Freedom and Justice.

He was the Olori Eyo of the Adimu Orisha, the highest position in the Eyo cultural masquerade in the Nigerian chieftaincy system, and in 2000 there was an Eyo festival celebrating his life. He was also the Baba Isale of Lagos.

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