▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁G CE ▁Ord inary ▁Level s ▁in ▁Form ▁Four ▁which ▁was ▁one ▁class ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁year ▁of ▁secondary ▁studies . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁CC AS ▁K um ba ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁Mus ole ▁G CE ▁Even ing ▁Class es ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁wrong fully ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁CC AS ▁K um ba ▁for ▁sub vers ive ▁writing ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁“ L avoir ” ▁which ▁challeng ed ▁was ▁an ▁article ▁challeng ing ▁ab uses ▁and ▁wrong ▁actions ▁by ▁school ▁administr ators , ▁this ▁marked ▁his ▁start ▁of ▁activ ism ▁in ▁his ▁youth ful ▁days . ▁Ag bor ▁N k ong ho ▁described ▁his ▁dismiss al ▁as ▁a ▁bless ing ▁in ▁an ▁interview , ▁because ▁it ▁got ▁him ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁B ate ▁Bes ong , ▁ren owned ▁Ang lo phone ▁play w right , ▁poet ▁and ▁critic . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ya ound é ▁I ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁( LL B ▁in ▁English ▁Private ▁Law ). ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Law ▁School , ▁the ▁Free ▁University ▁of ▁Br uss els , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁and ▁Leipzig ▁University . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁research er ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁ ▁International ▁Law ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁legal ▁officer ▁at ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁International ▁ ▁C riminal ▁Court , ▁a ▁human ▁right ▁officer ▁at ▁United ▁Nation ▁office ▁in ▁Afghan istan , ▁and ▁Congo . ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7