Musa Dattijo Muhammad

Musa Dattijo Muhammad
CFR OFR
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
In office
July 2012 – 27 October 2023
Personal details
Born (1953-10-27) 27 October 1953 (age 71)
Chanchaga, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Chanchaga, Niger State, Nigeria)
Political partyNon partisian

Musa Dattijo Muhammad CFR OFR (born 27 October 1953) is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1][2]

Early life

Musa Dattijo was born on 27 October 1953 at Chanchaga, a local government area in Minna, the capital of Niger State, North-Central Nigeria.[3] He attended Authority Primary School, Minna and Sardauna memorial secondary school where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1971. He attended Bayero University in Kano State Northern Nigeria for a pre-degree Certificate before he proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University where he received a Bachelor of Law degree in 1976. He later received a master's degree in law from University of Warwick in 1983.[4]

Law career

In July 2012, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.[5] He presided over the ruling of the Supreme Court that affirmed Gbenga Kaka as the senator-elect of Ogun East Senatorial District in the 2 April 2011 senatorial election.[6]

Awards

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.[7]

Membership

References

  1. ^ "Akhigbe, CJN, Ayefele 183 others get national honours". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ "S'Court frees jailed Lebanese over illegal Kano arms". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Musa Dattijo Muhammad - INFORMATION NIGERIA". informationng.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Hon. Justice Musa Datijo Muhammad JSC". supremecourt.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Justice Aloma Mukhtar: Will a woman make a difference?". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Supreme Court upholds Kaka's election". The Sun News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ^ "FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.


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