Abdulwaheed Ismaila

Mr. Ismaila is graduate from Bayero University with a Law (LL.B) in 1987 and was subsequently called to the Nigeria Bar as a solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria after attending the Nigeria Law School, Lagos in 1988. He later attended the University of Lagos in 1999 where he bagged his Masters in Public Administration.

He is a consummate Legal Practitioner with a well-rounded experience in a vast area of the law. He ventured into the world of legal practice as a pupil Counsel at the then Plateau State Ministry of Justice where he did his youth service in 1989. Upon completion of Youth service, he joined the firm of Lateef Adegbite & Co between 1989 and 1992. He also had a stint as a Legal Officer with Eleganza Industries Limited / RAO Investment Property Company Limited between 1992 and 1994 before he joined the United Bank for Africa Limited (UBA) as a Recovery Officer.

In 2004, Mr. Ismaila moved to the Classified Asset Management Unit of First Bank of Nigeria Plc. As a Recovery Officer, he had helped managed/ restructured several otherwise bad/toxic debts while several billions of naira had also been recovered through his intrepid understanding of each case assigned to him and proffering timeous and economic solutions.

He is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja and authorized to practice as an Insolvency Practitioner pursuant to section 706 and 707 of CAMA 2020

In 2015, Mr Ismaila voluntarily resigned from the employ of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Joined the Firm of ADE OYEBANJI, SAN LP where his experience as a fearless Recovery and Insolvent Practitioner is being brought to bear.