Musa Dattijo Muhammad
Musa Dattijo Muhammad | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| In office July 2012 – 27 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1953 Chanchaga, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Chanchaga, Niger State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | Non 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
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
- Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers
References
- ^ "Akhigbe, CJN, Ayefele 183 others get national honours". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Musa Dattijo Muhammad - INFORMATION NIGERIA". informationng.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Hon. Justice Musa Datijo Muhammad JSC". supremecourt.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Justice Aloma Mukhtar: Will a woman make a difference?". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Supreme Court upholds Kaka's election". The Sun News. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "FULL LIST: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients The Nation Newspaper". 9 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.