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Musa Dattijo MuhammadCFR 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.

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. 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.

Law career

In July 2012, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice. 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.

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.

Membership

References

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  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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