Musa Dattijo Muhammad
Musa Dattijo Muhammad CFR OFR | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| In office July 2012 โ 27 October 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 October 1953 British Nigeria (now Chanchaga, Niger State, Nigeria ) |
| Political party | Non partisian |
Musa Dattijo Muhammad
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
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
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.
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