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.

Chief Abimbola Omololu-Mulele
Born
Frederica Abimbola Aina Da Rocha-Afodu
Died2009 (2010)
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationTrinity College Dublin (Law), Sorbonne (Paris)
OccupationsLawyer, educationist
Known forFounder of A.D.R.A.O. International School
Spouse(s)Justice Olusanya Omololu, General Guiome Mulele

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

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  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. "Abimbola Omololu-Mulele". Asiri Magazine. 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". Retrieved December 10, 2024 via Facebook.