Festus Ogun

Festus Ogun is a lawyer famed for challenging human rights abuses and abuse of power by government and public office holders in Nigeria. In November 2021, he sued Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for failing to disclose findings of the End SARS panel in the state.

In 2021, Ogun founded FOLEGAL, a law firm providing outstanding regulatory, litigation and transactional solutions to clients’ most complex challenges.

He describes his work as centered on bringing smiles to the faces of his clients, and focuses on dispute resolution and arbitration to achieve this. Like many lawyers and activists in Nigeria, Ogun has faced a number of verbal and physical attacks. He has discussed getting attacked by cultists who beat and stripped him naked.

Awards and recognition
In 2023, Ogun was shortlisted for The CEOs Network's 30Under30 award under the Lawyer category.