Abimbola Omololu-Mulele

Chief Frederica Abimbola Aina Omololu-Mulele (née Da Rocha-Afodu, formerly Omololu, died 2009) was a Nigerian lawyer and educationist. A granddaughter of Chief Candido Da Rocha,[1][2] she was the founder and proprietress of A.D.R.A.O. International School, an institution that she established in 1963.[3] A member of the Middle Temple, she graduated from Trinity College Dublin;[4] her brother claimed that she was "the first Nigerian female graduate in law to attend the university".[4][1] She also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.

She was married twice; her first husband, Justice Olusanya Omololu, was a judicial official and diplomat, while her second husband, General Guiome Mulele, was a military officer.[5]

Chief Omololu-Mulele died in 2009 as a result of a fire accident at her home.[6] Upon her demise, a number of charitable donations were made in her name to various educational causes according to the terms of her will.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Ominira-Bluejack, 'Shèun (December 31, 2024). "Of Old Renown". africanwriter.com. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "Abisogun Afodu lecture launches N36m endowment fund for pharmacy research, others". medicalworldnigeria.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Vanguard". allafrica.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "The Story Of Nigeria's First Millionaire Da Rocha, the Lodifi of Ilesa". osuncitizen.com. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Abisogun Afodu lecture launches N36m endowment fund for pharmacy research, others". pharmanewsonline.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  6. ^ Asiri Magazine. "Abimbola Omololu-Mulele". picuki.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Unilag VC, Awosika task pharmacists on optimisation of role in public health". pharmanewsonline.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  8. ^ African Royal Families. "Chief Abimbola Omololu-Mulele (on the left) and Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Facebook. Retrieved December 10, 2024.


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